Kristi and I hiked ~20mi up the Duckabush River last weekend reaching Marmot Lake around 4400ft. I captured a reasonable sample of the mushrooms we found and posted them to iNaturalist. I included exact coordinates for everything because I don’t expect anyone is going to make a special trip out here specifically to check out…
Fall Mushroom Foraging Near Seattle What actually comes up from September through December — in the city, and where to drive when it doesn’t Fall is the main mushroom season in western Washington. The summer drought breaks with the first soaking rains, usually in late September or October, and mushrooms keep appearing until freezing weather…
Edible Mushrooms of Oregon A forager’s guide to the coast, the Cascades, and the Willamette Valley Oregon is one of the best places on earth to forage for wild mushrooms. From the rain-soaked Sitka spruce forests of the coast to the Douglas fir and hemlock of the Cascades and the pine country east of the…
Finding Morels in Oregon Where, when, and how to hunt the Pacific Northwest’s most prized spring mushroom Morels are the mushroom that gets Pacific Northwest foragers out of winter hibernation. From valley woodchips in March to high-elevation burn sites in July, morel season in Oregon stretches across four months and a remarkable range of country…
“Is This a Morel?” A free photo quiz to sharpen your morel identification skills before you hit the woods Morel season is approaching, and every year we see the same questions in foraging groups: “Is this a morel?” Sometimes it is. Sometimes it’s a Verpa. And sometimes it’s a Gyromitra — which can make you…
Tree Species on Forayz See exactly which trees grow where, across the Pacific Northwest and the Western US If you’ve ever stared at a topo map wondering whether that mountainside is old-growth Doug fir or logged-over alder, Forayz answers it. The Tree Species layer maps 22 individual species across the Western US by live tree…
2026 Morel Maps Burn perimeters, soil temperature, and snow cover for morel hunting in Washington, Oregon, and the western US Morel season in the Pacific Northwest runs from March through July, depending on elevation and whether you’re hunting landscape morels or burn morels. The hard part isn’t finding morels once you’re in the right spot…
A guide to some of the most popular foraged mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest and suggestions on how to find them
Springtime is quickly approaching and we’re already seeing a few morels showing up around the region. While the mountains are still frozen, this is an excellent time to start looking at morel spots for 2026. The Forayz app includes past burns that can easily be filtered by year so that you can focus on just…
Using a navigation app while mushroom foraging is a great way to track where you have been, choose where you want to go, and help you get back to your vehicle safely. Here are some of the apps that I use. Google Maps – Driving Directions, and terrain/satellite views while online Maps.me – Free, lightweight…
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