Below is a list of common mushrooms and their general fruiting seasonality across the Pacific Northwest. Variations on weather from year-to-year, and regional differences such as proximity to the coast, elevation, and side of the Cascades will have a major impact on fruiting in any specific area.

In general, the Pacific Northwest has two major mushroom seasons. The spring mushroom season starts around April at low elevations and moves into the mountains in May-June.

The fall season starts as the autumn rains return typically in September. The highest abundance and diversity of all mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest in typically in October.

The Button Mushrooms

Boletes

Chanterelle

Yellowfoot Chanterelle

Shaggy Parasol

Shaggy Mane

Hericium

Hedgehog

Candy Cap

Chicken of the Woods

Morels

Oysters

Cauliflower

Matsutake