This week: matsutake fruiting (69%); chanterelles possible (36%); king boletes quiet (19%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Plain: 1.5 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 4.5. Another 1.1 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Matsutake

69%Fruiting

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 71%, next week 60%.

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

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Chanterelles

36%Possible

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 45%, next week 28%.

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

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King boletes

19%Quiet

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 22%, next week 16%.

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

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 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

BLMCashmere Canyons PreserveColchuck Permit AreaCore Enchantments Permit AreaEightmile/Caroline Permit AreaEntiat Wildlife AreaHenry M. Jackson WildernessHorse Lake Preserve (CDLT)Lake Chelan National Recreation AreaOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestSnow Permit AreaStuart Permit AreaSwakane Wildlife AreaWhite River Wildlife Area

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Chelan County?

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

When is morel season in Chelan County?

Most often in May, best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft.

When is matsutake season in Chelan County?

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

Nearby counties

Douglas CountyKing CountyKittitas CountyOkanogan CountySkagit CountySnohomish County

More

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