Forager Forecast

Washington County mushroom forecast

Oregon ยท updated Saturday, October 24

This week: chanterelles fruiting (70%); matsutake fruiting (70%); candy caps possible (31%); king boletes possible (30%); black trumpets off season (10%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Forest Grove: 0.5 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 3.1. Another 2.8 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Chanterelles

70%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 75%, 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

70%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 71%, next week 65%.

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

31%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 25%, next week 37%.

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

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King boletes

30%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 30%, next week 27%.

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

10%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 9%, next week 11%.

Off season, and black trumpets are rare here.

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Morels

0%Off season

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

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

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Parks and forests

Chehalem Ridge Nature ParkL.L. Stub Stewart State ParkTualatin River GreenwayTualatin River National Wildlife RefugeWestside Linear Park

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Washington County?

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

When is morel season in Washington County?

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

When is matsutake season in Washington County?

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

When is candy cap season in Washington County?

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

Nearby counties

Clackamas CountyColumbia CountyMultnomah CountyTillamook CountyYamhill County

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