Plan around the water access
Arrive by canoe, kayak, or private boat. In normal conditions, the dock is 7 feet deep, a useful limit to check against your boat’s draft. This is an overnight stop on a water route, not a drive-up campground.
Overview
About Tookers Island Campground
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- You need a canoe, kayak, or private boat to reach it.
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Plan around the water access
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- ClosureSeasonal park closure begins November 1Isle Royale closes to public use November 1–April 15 because extreme winter weather threatens visitor safety; the closure extends 4.5 miles into Lake Superior from the island.Official details
- ClosureCamping closures at east-end campgrounds and Zone 9Camping restrictions are in effect at four east-end campgrounds and Off-trail Camping Zones 9–13 and 30–38 because of increased human-wildlife interactions and food-storage concerns.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Isle Royale Tour Guide
Your drive to Tookers Island Campground, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Isle Royale National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Rock Harbor Lodge and Scoville Point0:00 / 0:34
“You're approaching Rock Harbor Lodge, a useful stop for a hot meal even if you're not staying overnight. Greenstone Grill serves pizza, burgers and sandwiches, with a deck overlooking the harbor.”
Plays on the road 1.5 mi from Tookers Island Campground in the Parkwolf Isle Royale Tour Guide.
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More about Tookers Island Campground
A two-site boat-in campgroundTookers Island Campground is a two-site campground on Tookers Island in Rock Harbor Channel.
Tookers Island Campground is a two-site campground on Tookers Island in Rock Harbor Channel. It has two shelters and a dock where boats may stay overnight, making it a useful stop for paddlers and private boaters traveling this part of the channel.
Bring what the island does not provideThe campground has non-potable water and year-round food storage lockers, but no camp store.
The campground has non-potable water and year-round food storage lockers, but no camp store. Bring food and a way to treat water. A camping permit is required; from June 1 through Labor Day, the stay limit is three nights. Each campground has at least one outhouse.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Isle Royale
308 sightingsMooseMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
93 sightingsWolfMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
77 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
150 sightingsLoonMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
24 sightingsTrumpeter SwanMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
71 sightingsBeaverMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Isle Royale. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
