Two National Parks · 187 miles apart
Voyageurs or Isle Royale
Voyageurs drew 206,326 recreation visits in 2025, 7.1 times the 29,091 at Isle Royale, so crowds are the largest difference. Voyageurs charges no entrance fee while Isle Royale charges $7 per private vehicle. Voyageurs holds an International Dark Sky designation and Isle Royale does not. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 187 miles apart in a straight line.
| Voyageurs National Park | Isle Royale National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | Minnesota | Michigan |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 206,326 | 29,091 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | None, free to enter | $7 (Per Person) |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | None listed | 36 |
| International Dark Sky Park | Yes | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 235 | 247 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | Open all day, every day |
Voyageurs visits by yearIsle Royale visits by year
Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.