This week: chanterelles fruiting (66%); matsutake fruiting (66%); king boletes possible (28%); candy caps possible (28%); black trumpets off season (12%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Estacada: 0.8 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 6.8. Another 4.0 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Chanterelles

66%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 72%, next week 54%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Douglas-fir and western hemlock, often in moss.

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Matsutake

66%Fruiting

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 62%, next week 64%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under lodgepole pine, shore pine, and hemlock, in sandy or pumice soil.

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King boletes

28%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 28%, next week 25%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Sitka spruce on the coast, and pine and fir inland.

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Candy caps

28%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 23%, next week 33%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look in moss and duff under conifers and tanoak.

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Black trumpets

12%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 11%, next week 14%.

Off season, and black trumpets are rare here.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 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

Clackamas WildernessMilo McIver State ParkMolalla River Corridor Recreation AreaMount Hood National ForestRoaring River WildernessSalmon-Huckleberry WildernessTable Rock Wilderness

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Clackamas County?

Most often from September to November, best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft.

When is morel season in Clackamas County?

Most often in May, best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft.

When is matsutake season in Clackamas County?

Most often from October to November, best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft.

When is candy cap season in Clackamas County?

Most often in November, best at 0 to 1,000 ft.

Nearby counties

Hood River CountyMarion CountyMultnomah CountyWasco CountyWashington CountyYamhill County

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