This week: chanterelles fruiting (65%); matsutake fruiting (58%); king boletes possible (34%); candy caps possible (23%); black trumpets off season (8%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Battle Ground: 0.3 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 4.7. Another 4.3 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Chanterelles

65%Fruiting

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 70%, next week 53%.

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

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Matsutake

58%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 59%, next week 51%.

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

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King boletes

34%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 35%, next week 30%.

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

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Candy caps

23%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 19%, next week 27%.

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

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Black trumpets

8%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 7%, next week 9%.

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, and morels are rare here.

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Parks and forests

Ridgefield National Wildlife RefugeShillapoo South Wildlife AreaVancouver Lake ParkYacolt Burn State Forest

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Clark County?

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

When is king bolete season in Clark County?

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

When is matsutake season in Clark County?

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

Nearby counties

Cowlitz CountySkamania CountyColumbia County, OregonMultnomah County, Oregon

More

• Wild foods in season in Washington (Forage Calendar)