This week: king boletes off season (12%); chanterelles off season (4%); matsutake off season (2%); candy caps too early (1%); morels off season (0%); black trumpets off season (0%).

Weather near Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park: 0.1 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 1.1. Another 0.2 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

King boletes

12%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 9%, next week 14%.

Off season, and king boletes are rare here.

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Chanterelles

4%Off season

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 3%, next week 5%.

Off season, and chanterelles are rare here.

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Matsutake

2%Off season

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 2%, next week 3%.

Off season, and matsutake are rare here.

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Candy caps

1%Too early

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 1%, next week 2%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look in oak and tanoak duff.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

Off season, and morels are rare here.

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Black trumpets

0%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 1%.

Off season, and black trumpets are rare here.

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Parks and forests

Alameda WatershedAnthony Chabot Regional ParkDel Valle Regional ParkDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife RefugeGarin Regional ParkHayward Regional ShorelineLake Chabot Regional ParkMission Peak Regional PreservePleasanton Ridge Regional ParkSan Antonio WatershedSan Leandro Watershed

Season questions

When is candy cap season in Alameda County?

Most often from January to February, best at 0 to 1,000 ft.

Nearby counties

Contra Costa CountySan Joaquin CountySan Mateo CountySanta Clara CountyStanislaus County

More

• Wild foods in season in California (Forage Calendar)
• Guided foraging walks in the Bay Area (The Bay Forager)