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Isle Royale Overview

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Fast Facts

Nearest City Grand Portage, MN
Last Site Visit Never
Annual Visitation 10,953 in 2007 (view all years)
Creation Date March 3, 1931
Total Area 571,790 acres
Entrance Fee $4 per person per day
Highest Average Temperature 75°F, in July
Lowest Average Temperature -3°F, in January
Record High Temperature 95°F, in 1995
Record Low Temperature -43°F, in 1996
Lowest Elevation 601 feet, at Lake Superior
Highest Elevation 1,394 feet, on Mount Desor

Area Weather Information


Park Evolution

1931: Isle Royale National Park created
1980: Named a UNESCO International Biosphere Reserve

Phone Numbers & Addresses


Mailing Address

Isle Royale National Park
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1869

Visitor Information

(906) 482-0984
(906) 482-8753 (Fax)


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