Water Taxi Service

Water Taxi Service

Operating Season May 23, 2025 - September 12, 2025
Hours 8:00am – 8:00pm
Reservations Call 906.337.4993 to reserve your Water Taxi

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Water Taxi Services are great for guests wanting to explore the backcountry quickly. The Water Taxi offers both drop-off and pick-up services to guests at many of the island docks. Guests can also bring canoes or kayaks on the Water Taxi service. Each trip can include a maximum of six guests with backpacks only, or 4 guests with two canoes per trip. Reservations are recommended.

Important Information:

  • All Water Taxis are subject to weather and lake conditions.
  • Transportation of Canoes: The rate is the same as the one-guest rate.
  • There is a maximum of two canoes per trip.

Water Taxi One-Way Rates & Destinations

One-Way Rates 1 Person 2 People 3 People 4 People 5 People 6 People

1 - 5 Miles

Caribou Island (5 mi.)
Tookers Island (2 mi.)
Three Mile Dock (3 mi.)
Mott Island (4 mi.)
Hidden Lake Dock (4 mi.)

$105
$48
$67
$86
$86

$115
$58
$77
$96
$96
$125
$68
$87
$106
$106
$135
$78
$97
$116
$116
$145
$88
$107
$126
$126
$155
$98
$117
$136
$136

6 - 10 Miles

Rock Harbor Lighthouse (6 mi.)
Daisy Farm Dock (6 mi.)
Duncan Narrow (8 mi.)
Passage Island (9 mi.)
Moskey Basin Trips (9 mi.)

$154
$154
$162
$181
$226
$164
$164
$172
$191
$236
$174
$174
$182
$201
$246
$184
$184
$192
$211
$256
$194
$194
$202
$221
$266
$204
$204
$212
$231
$276

11 - 15 Miles

Chippewa Harbor (12 mi.)
Belle Island Dock (13 mi.)

$268
$257
$278
$267
$288
$277
$298
$287
$308
$297
$318
$307

16 - 20 Miles

Birch Island (19 mi.)

$401 $411 $421 $431 $441 $451

21 - 25 Miles

McCargo Cove (21 mi.)
Malone Bay (22 mi.)

$469
$458
$479
$468
$489
$478
$499
$488
$509
$498
$519
$508

Water Bus

Ride one-way aboard The Sandy to Hidden Lake or Daisy Farm on the regular sightseeing schedule.

  • The Water Bus is great for you to ride along and hike back to Rock Harbor!
  • The Water Bus is standby only.
  • We do not take reservations for The Sandy Sightseeing tours or Water Bus.
Destination Rate
Hidden Lake $30
Daisy Farm $40

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