Forager Forecast

Clallam County mushroom forecast

Washington ยท updated Saturday, October 24

This week: chanterelles fruiting (71%); matsutake fruiting (67%); king boletes fruiting (65%); candy caps possible (25%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Forks: 4.0 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 9.8. Another 8.2 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Chanterelles

71%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 74%, next week 65%.

26 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 28. Chanterelles usually show about 11 days after one. Look under Douglas-fir and western hemlock, often in moss.

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Matsutake

67%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 66%, next week 64%.

26 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 28. Matsutake usually show about 10 days after one. Look under hemlock, lodgepole, and shore pine, often in sandy soil.

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King boletes

65%Fruiting

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 69%, next week 56%.

26 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 28. King boletes usually show about 15 days after one, so they could be up now. Look under Sitka spruce on the coast, and pine and fir inland.

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Candy caps

25%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 22%, next week 29%.

26 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 28. Candy caps usually show about 10 days after one. Look in moss and duff under conifers.

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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

Burnt HillDonut TrailsDry Hill TrailsDungeness National Wildlife RefugeDungeness Wildlife AreaFoothills TrailsHoko River State ParkMiller Peninsula State Park

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Clallam County?

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

When is king bolete season in Clallam County?

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

When is morel season in Clallam County?

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

When is matsutake season in Clallam County?

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

When is candy cap season in Clallam County?

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

Nearby counties

Jefferson County

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