| Official Name: | Rock Harbor, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Rock Harbor |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Coordinates: | 48.0892°N -88.5792°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Keweenaw |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Houghton |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 610 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49931 (Houghton) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 636080 |
Rock Harbor is the main access point for visitors landing on Isle Royale in northern Lake Superior. It sits 4miles from the northeastern end of the 45adj=midNaNadj=mid island, the whole of which is protected as Isle Royale National Park. Two structures in Rock Harbor—the Rock Harbor Light and the Edisen Fishery—are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The name Rock Harbor is properly applied to the 11adj=midNaNadj=mid inlet from Moskey Basin to Scoville Point along the southern shore of the eastern part of Isle Royale.[1] This inlet is screened from the open waters of Lake Superior by several offshore islands, including Mott Island, which is the site of the park headquarters.[2]
Travel to Rock Harbor from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is by the Ranger III park service ferry, operating from Houghton, Michigan,[3] the Isle Royale Queen IV out of Copper Harbor, Michigan,[4] and seaplane service.[5] The Voyageur II operates out of Grand Portage, Minnesota; it circumnavigates the island with stops at the Ozaagaateng Ranger Station[6] in Washington Harbor on the west end of the island and other points along the shore.[7]
The ferry boats land at Snug Harbor, which also has berths for private watercraft, a campground, the visitor center, and a lodge that predates the national park.[2] [8]
Rock Harbor is the eastern end and terminus of the Greenstone Ridge Trail.
Rock Harbor is also listed by the Geographic Names Information System as a populated place named Rock Harbor Lodge. Although there is no permanent population, the area includes the Rock Harbor Lodge, restaurant, resorts, several boat docks, and campgrounds. Rock Harbor also contained its own summer post office from 1924 to 1958.
