Forager Forecast

Tillamook County mushroom forecast

Oregon ยท updated Saturday, October 24

This week: king boletes fruiting (70%); chanterelles fruiting (69%); matsutake fruiting (68%); candy caps possible (41%); black trumpets off season (8%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Tillamook: 0.8 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 8.5. Another 4.8 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

King boletes

70%Fruiting

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 71%, next week 66%.

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

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Chanterelles

69%Fruiting

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 73%, next week 60%.

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

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Matsutake

68%Fruiting

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 71%, next week 59%.

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

41%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 33%, next week 48%.

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

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Black trumpets

8%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 8%, next week 9%.

Off season, and black trumpets are rare here.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

Off season, and morels are rare here.

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Parks and forests

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Tillamook County?

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

When is king bolete season in Tillamook County?

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

When is matsutake season in Tillamook County?

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

When is candy cap season in Tillamook County?

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

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