This week: chanterelles fruiting (70%); matsutake fruiting (69%); king boletes fruiting (56%); candy caps possible (32%); black trumpets off season (9%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Carbonado: 1.0 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 4.4. Another 1.8 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%.

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

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Matsutake

69%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 70%, next week 63%.

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

56%Fruiting

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 59%, next week 48%.

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

32%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 24%, next week 39%.

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

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Black trumpets

9%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 7%, next week 11%.

Off season, and black trumpets are rare here.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

Off season, and morels are rare here.

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Parks and forests

Charles Lathrop Pack Experimental ForestClearwater WildernessElbe Hills State ForestMount RainierMount Rainier Gateway Protected AreaMount Rainier National ParkMount Rainier WildernessNisqually Community ForestNisqually State ParkOhop Creek Protected Area

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Pierce County?

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

When is king bolete season in Pierce County?

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

When is matsutake season in Pierce County?

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

When is candy cap season in Pierce County?

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

Nearby counties

King CountyKitsap CountyKittitas CountyLewis CountyMason CountyThurston CountyYakima County

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