Last updated: May 16, 2025
Place
Current Conditions at Isle Royale

Mark Ambrose
Information
Alerts & Closures
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Food Storage: New Regulations
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Rock Harbor Lighthouse: The tower is closed. The museum is closed.
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Cross-country camping zones 2025 Closures: 10, 9A, 8A, 12A, and 11A are closed due to the 2021 Horne Fire and the 2022 Mount Franklin Fire.
Weather
Wildlife
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Negative wolf behavior persists in the Rock Harbor area.
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Follow food storage regulations.
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Review wildlife safety information,
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Active wolf having is ongogoing to deter negative wolf behavior.
Facilities
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Potable Water
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Windigo: Available as of 5/16/25.
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Rock Harbor: Available as of 5/15/25.
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Restrooms
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Windigo: Closed.
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Rock Harbor: Closed.
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Bring toilet paper for use in outhouses.
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Showers & Laundry
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Windigo: Closed.
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Rock Harbor: Closed.
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Rock Harbor Lodge: Closed.
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Washington Harbor Store: Closed.
Camping
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Daisy Farm Campground: Beaver activity is changing the landscape of this campground. Expect wet conditions.
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Site 15 Closed: Due to beavers felling trees adjacent to this site, it is closed.
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Trails
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Snow is present on trails primarily on north facing slopes.
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Downed trees obstruct many trails. Expect slow hiking conditions.
Wildland Fire
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Little or no risk. National wildland fire outlook.