This week: matsutake fruiting (50%); chanterelles possible (43%); candy caps off season (20%); king boletes quiet (19%); black trumpets off season (16%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Central Point: 0.2 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 1.4. Another 1.1 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Matsutake

50%Fruiting

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 43%, next week 53%.

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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Chanterelles

43%Possible

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 51%, next week 34%.

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

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Candy caps

20%Off season

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 18%, next week 20%.

Off season, and candy caps are rare here.

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King boletes

19%Quiet

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 18%, next week 19%.

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

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Black trumpets

16%Off season

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 13%, next week 18%.

Off season, and black trumpets are rare here.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 4,000 to 5,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

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

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Parks and forests

Cascade-Siskiyou National MonumentKenneth Denman Wildlife AreaMount AshlandMount McLoughlinPrescott ParkSoda Mountain WildernessTable Rocks Management Area

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Jackson County?

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

When is morel season in Jackson County?

Most often from May to June, best at 4,000 to 5,000 ft.

When is matsutake season in Jackson County?

Most often from October to November, best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft.

Nearby counties

Douglas CountyJosephine CountyKlamath CountySiskiyou County, California

More

• Wild foods in season in Oregon (Forage Calendar)