This week: matsutake off season (10%); king boletes quiet (8%); candy caps off season (4%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near East Hemet: 1.5 in in the last 30 days, about 3 times the normal 0.5. Another 1.9 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Matsutake

10%Off season

Best at 6,000 to 7,000 ft; last week 9%, next week 11%.

Off season, and matsutake are rare here.

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King boletes

8%Quiet

Best at 10,000 to 11,000 ft; last week 10%, next week 6%.

14 days since the last soaking rain, on Oct 10. King boletes usually show about 15 days after one, so they could be up now. Look under Bishop and Monterey pine on the coast, and fir and pine in the mountains.

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Candy caps

4%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 3%, next week 5%.

Off season, and candy caps are rare here.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 7,000 to 8,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

Off season here. Morels usually fruit in May. Look in last year's conifer burns, and along streams in mixed conifer.

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Parks and forests

Beauty Mountain WildernessBox Springs Mountain ReserveLake Mathews - Estelle Mountain ReserveLake Perris State Recreation AreaLake Skinner Recreation AreaMount San JacintoMount San Jacinto State ParkPotrero ReserveSan Jacinto WildernessSan Mateo Canyon WildernessSanta Ana River Wildlife AreaSanta Rosa Plateau Ecological ReserveSanta Rosa WildernessVail Lake

Season questions

When is morel season in Riverside County?

Most often in May, best at 7,000 to 8,000 ft.

Nearby counties

Orange CountySan Bernardino CountySan Diego County

More

• Wild foods in season in California (Forage Calendar)