Forager Forecast

Lane County mushroom forecast

Oregon ยท updated Saturday, October 24

This week: chanterelles fruiting (67%); matsutake fruiting (65%); candy caps possible (48%); king boletes possible (31%); black trumpets possible (28%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Dexter: 0.2 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 3.0. Another 3.3 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Chanterelles

67%Fruiting

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 71%, next week 58%.

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

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Matsutake

65%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 62%, next week 63%.

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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Candy caps

48%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 41%, next week 52%.

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

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King boletes

31%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 31%, next week 28%.

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

28%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 23%, next week 31%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under tanoak and live oak, often in moss and leaf litter.

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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

Cummins Creek WildernessH J Andrews Experimental ForestHoward Buford Recreation AreaRock Creek WildernessThree Sisters WildernessWaldo Lake WildernessWillamette Confluence PreserveWillamette National Forest

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Lane County?

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

When is morel season in Lane County?

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

When is matsutake season in Lane County?

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

When is candy cap season in Lane County?

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

Nearby counties

Benton CountyDeschutes CountyDouglas CountyKlamath CountyLincoln CountyLinn County

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