So a friend of mine has offered to fly me to the island on his seaplane... Any restrictions on private aircraft landing at the park? I am not an aviator, so I don't know the rules.

If it's raining, then I would definitely suggest cutting over to the Tobin Harbor trail.

Sounds like a perfect 1st trip plan to me. The hike to Lane Cove is not that bad, and totally worth it.

My first ever backpacking trip was on IR last August. Had a great time!!!

Best advice I can give is to get in as many miles hiking with a full pack as you can BEFORE your trip. Better conditioning will result in a better experience.

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I did this 2 weeks ago on my first visit to the island with a 40 lb pack and had no problem. I think the mileage from RH is right around 7. The climbs are not all that bad. We arrived on the Queen and were on the trail before 12:30 and made it to Lane Cove around 4:00 (I think). Great place to spend ...

Was there 8-13 thru 8-17. Almost no bugs at all.

Back from my 1st trip to the island. Had to spend an extra day due to the IR Queen not running on Sunday or Monday. 1st night: Lane Cove - Rained on us for a while after leaving RH 2nd night: Daisy Farm 3rd & 4th nights: Rock Harbor Awesome trip! If I had known that I would be spending an extra day ...

SandystAR, I'm planning to be on the island Aug 13 - 16.

I am planning to spend a night there mid August - Are the mosquitoes REALLY any worse there than any other campground?

Booked our spots on the IR Queen this morning.

Friday 8-13 thru Monday 8-16. Hoping for good weather and few bugs.

Planning a fall visit to the park this year, arriving on Friday and leaving on Monday. Traveling from Copper Harbor to Rock Harbor. There will be 2 of us, neither of us have a great amount of back country backpacking experience. Not carved in stone, but I'm thinking: 1st night at Lane Cove 2nd night ...