This week: chanterelles fruiting (70%); matsutake fruiting (61%); king boletes possible (39%); candy caps possible (29%); black trumpets quiet (16%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Mossyrock Wildlife Area: 1.7 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 5.6. Another 3.5 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Chanterelles

70%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 74%, next week 63%.

30 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 24. Chanterelles usually show about 11 days after one. Look under Douglas-fir and western hemlock, often in moss.

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Matsutake

61%Fruiting

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 56%, next week 60%.

30 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 24. 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

39%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 40%, next week 32%.

30 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 24. King boletes usually show about 15 days after one. Look under Sitka spruce on the coast, and pine and fir inland.

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Candy caps

29%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 22%, next week 35%.

30 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 24. Candy caps usually show about 10 days after one. Look in moss and duff under conifers.

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Black trumpets

16%Quiet

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 13%, next week 18%.

30 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 24. Black trumpets usually show about 9 days after one. Look under tanoak and live oak, often in moss and leaf litter.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 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

Ike Kinswa State ParkKosmos Wildlife AreaMayfield Buffer Wildlife AreaMossyrock Wildlife AreaPe Ell SouthPeterman Ridge Wildlife AreaRiffe Buffer Wildlife AreaTahoma State ForestTatoosh WildernessWA State DNRWeyerhaeuser Vail WoodlandsWillapa Hills State Park Trail

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Lewis County?

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

When is king bolete season in Lewis County?

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

When is morel season in Lewis County?

Most often in May, best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft.

When is matsutake season in Lewis County?

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

When is candy cap season in Lewis County?

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

Nearby counties

Cowlitz CountyGrays Harbor CountyPacific CountyPierce CountySkamania CountyThurston CountyWahkiakum CountyYakima County

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