This week: matsutake fruiting (69%); chanterelles fruiting (62%); king boletes possible (32%); candy caps off season (20%); black trumpets off season (11%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Trout Lake: 0.5 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 7.0. Another 6.8 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Matsutake

69%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 70%, next week 61%.

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

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Chanterelles

62%Fruiting

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 69%, next week 51%.

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

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King boletes

32%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 33%, next week 28%.

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

20%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 18%, next week 22%.

Off season, and candy caps are rare here.

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Black trumpets

11%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 10%, 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 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

Beacon Rock State ParkGifford Pinchot National ForestIndian Heaven WildernessMount Adams WildernessMount Saint Helens National Volcanic MonumentMount St. HelensTrapper Creek Wilderness

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Skamania County?

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

When is morel season in Skamania County?

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

When is matsutake season in Skamania County?

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

Nearby counties

Clark CountyCowlitz CountyKlickitat CountyLewis CountyYakima CountyHood River County, OregonMultnomah County, Oregon

More

• Wild foods in season in Washington (Forage Calendar)