The morel sighting maps are a great way to help each other out a little bit. Some refer the maps as the morel progression maps and they have always been a favorite. The Great Morel is often asked “is it time yet?” or “are there morel sightings in my neck of the woods?” A great resource on when one might begin their foraging adventure. Below are the new and improved interactive Sightings Map which were incorporated in 2017. There are also seven years of the old fashioned Historical Sightings Maps below too.
If you would like to submit a sighting, the guidelines are pretty simple…Zip, City, State and date found. If you want to add any additional information such as county, weather conditions, or an image that is fine. Sightings will be posted daily during prime morel season.
Use the submit form below or you can email at
2021 Morel Sightings Map
The 2021 Morel season is months away and for many, spring can’t get here fast enough. We all eagerly wait until this map starts getting sightings on it, but until then may everyone we enjoy the season of the winter and keep healthy. While ya wait, don’t forget to visit The Morel Store for those special occasions and gift ideas for the Shroomer in your life! Also, don’t forget to read some of the great articles and spend some time.
There are plenty of features on the new interactive map – zoom, filter by month, full screen and more. Below the map you can find a table listing of the most recent sightings along with images and notes if they were sent – there is a “more pages” button at the bottom of this table.
2020 Morel Sightings Map
The 2020 Morel season is finally over and overall it was a good season for most… The first official sighting of the season was reported in Georgia in February and the 2020 map was officially open for business! The season had a hiccup with an unusual cold blast in the Midwest but morels were still being reported. All-in-all, it was a good year for many! For a more complete summary, check out the 2020 Morel Season Summary page.
The Great Morel would like to thank each and everyone who contributed to help make the 2020 Sightings map successful once again!
There are plenty of features on the new interactive map – zoom, filter by month, full screen and more. Below the map you can find a table listing of the most recent sightings along with images and notes if they were sent – there is a “more pages” button at the bottom of this table.
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![]() | 92118 Coronado, CA 11/21/2020 Grew up eating these in Iowa but never thought I would find them here. 92118, Coronado CA 60s in the day, 50s at night. 60% humidity @1pm PT Found Nov 21st 2020. East side of island. |
![]() | 80214 Edgewater, CO 6/27/2020 Front yard of suburban neighborhood. June 27th. Just after major rainstorm with hail. |
![]() | 93262 Sequoia National Park , CA 6/26/2020 Found a total of 5 on June 26th in Sequoia National Park under a recently burnt Sequoia Redwood tree! They were about a mile away from the world's largest tree, General Sherman. Definitely an extremely lucky find! They were at about 6,000 feet elevation and completely dried out, but not rotted away because of the lack of moisture there in the summer. Not really edible anymore unfortunately. I was just hiking through the park not looking for morels at all, especially considering I'm a North Carolina resident lol. |
![]() | 99556 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Kenai Peninsula Alaska |
![]() | 83638 McCall, ID 06/10/2020 Morels in McCall - 6/10/ 20 Green Gate, Brundage Mtn. Approx.5500' rain showers, partly cloudy. winding down, need to gain elevation. |
![]() | 83440 Rexburg, ID 6/19/2020 |
![]() | 97859 Meacham, OR 6/11/2020 |
![]() | 83615 Tamarack, ID 06/10/2020 Morels are ON! High today 68F, low tonight 46F. We found quite a few at about 5500-6000ft elevation. Last week was warm and reached 80F, then it was cold and rainy on Sat, then snowed all day on Sun. The received 18" at 6600ft elevation. |
![]() | 83672 Weiser, ID 06/10/2020 Huge black morel - June 10, 2020 close to a gravel road @theadventuresofpaulandsue |
![]() | 49729 Ellsworth, MI 06/04/2020 Single yellow - In a group of pine |
![]() | 05359 West Townshend, VT 06/04/2020 southern VT morel |
![]() | 83864 Sandpoint, ID 05/15 - 05/24/2020 Weekend Foraging – 18-20 Gallons. May 16&17; May 23&24
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![]() | 05079 Vershire, VT 06/02/2020 Found on old logging trail under three separate smaller sized maple trees. |
![]() | 53010 Campbellsport, WI 06/01/2020 Found near dead elms. |
![]() | 49660 Manistee, MI 05/30/2020 Cadillac Morel's - Short season in Manistee found some nice sized morels 25 @ 2 lbs
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![]() | 14712 Bemus Point, NY 05/20/2020 Yellow morels - May 20
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![]() | L4M Craighurst, ON Canada 05/30/2020 Found two yelows - Wet day, first time out looking, found one in a big of a boggy area, about 4" high, second one a few feet away, only 2". Looked all over the woods everywhere in the area, didnt find any more. I dont know if these are the end? I hope not, but due to my inexperience, I dont know yet! Wish I had taken some pics, but gave to a friend for them to enjoy. |
![]() | 49721 Cheboygan, MI 05/30/2020 |
![]() | 53172 South Milwaukee, WI 05/30/2020 East facing slope in Grant Park |
![]() | 53120 East Troy, WI 5/29/2020 Found 4 big fellas by the side of the road - First ever find for me! The look a but past their prime. Tips of cap seem to be rotting a bit but going to cut off the bad parts and cook them up anyway! |
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2019 Morel Sightings Map
The 2019 Morel season has slipped by… The first sighting of the season was reported in mid January with what some might refer to as a “landscape morel” – it goes without saying – the 2019 map at that point was officially open for business! As spring progressed the morels were heading north and as they made their migration the overall feeling of a pretty good year in 2019 was in full swing . All-in-all it was a typical morel season in general as some regions struggled, while others were having a blue ribbon type of year. You can get the summary by hitting The 2019 Morel Season Summary page and get the more detailed .
The Great Morel would like to thank each and everyone of you who contributed to help make the sightings maps the place to report! Don’t forget to visit The Morel Store for those special occasions and gift ideas for the Shroomer in your life.
There are plenty of features on the new interactive map – zoom, filter by month, full screen and more. Below the map you can find a table listing of the most recent sightings along with images and notes if they were sent – there is a “more pages” button at the bottom of this table.
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![]() | 91042 Tujunga, CA 9/24/2019 Tujunga, CA - Found at the foot of our Meyer Lemon tree. Second time in 2 months. |
![]() | 83440 Rexburg, ID 9/9/2019 Growing in damp imported bark chips next to rosebushes |
![]() | Kenya Tigoni Town 8/18/2019
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![]() | T3L 2C2 Calgary Canada 7/7/2019 |
![]() | 55616 Two Harbors, MN 6/23/2019 Lone morel (found June 23rd, submitted late) |
![]() | 49782 Beaver Island, MI 6/15/2019 morels everywhere - anywhere dry this year. |
![]() | 04941 Montville, ME 6/7/2019 Drive by sighting on June 7th. |
![]() | 49858 Menomonee, MI 6/8/2019 Yellow Morel. |
![]() | 56468 Nisswa, MN 6/8/2019 |
![]() | 81301 Durango, CO 6/7/2019 I finally got into the 416 Burn area here just North of Durango, CO. Got a few Gems for ya! |
![]() | 05444 Cambridge, VT 6/6/2019 HUGE morels! Second round! |
![]() | Rockwood, N0B 2K0 Ontario Canada 6/6/2019 A nice surprise! Coldest, wettest, most disappointing spring. But, these have been a nice surprise! |
![]() | 49735 Gaylord, MI 5/25/2019 Gaylord 5/25/19 morels. It seemed to be too early for most areas around Gaylord but I found around 400. |
![]() | 69337 Chadron, NE 6/4/2019 We have never seen morels in our yard of ponderosa pine and grassland. This is the first time to see a morel. Our winter, believe it or not, lasted into May with snowstorms even then and we have had above average cold and rain especially in April and May. |
![]() | 55782 Soudan, MN 6/4/2019 |
![]() | 49932 Houghton, MI 6/4/2019 Black morels Houghton, Michigan |
![]() | 05444 Cambridge, VT 6/4/2019 HUGE morels! |
![]() | 50436 Forest City, IA 6/2/2019 |
![]() | 54703 Eau Claire, WI 6/2/2019 Morel in eau Claire WI. Rained 2 days ago, humid ish yesterday sunny afternoon, semi warm last night clear sky's, warm morning humid not hot, found early afternoon under my lilac trees in backyard inside city…heavy leaf and ground cover minimal growth on ground found 3 blondes 3-4" and 2 darks 2-3" |
![]() | 54817 Birchwood, WI 6/2/2019 Under dead elm. Just starting to pop. |
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2018 Morel Sightings Map
The 2018 Morel season has left us! The first sighting of the season was reported in the early part of March and the last was reported in June. All in all it was a good season for most morel hunters even with the odd spring weather which did create havoc for a lot of folks. The Great Morel’s recap in detail of the 2018 Morel season can be found here – 2018 summary of the various regions. The Great Morel would like to thank each and everyone of you who have contributed this season to help make the sightings maps the place to report! May everyone have wonderful off-season and don’t forget to visit The Morel Store for those special occasions and gift ideas for the Shroomer in your life!
There are plenty of features on the new interactive map – zoom, filter by month, full screen and more. Below the map you can find a table listing of the most recent sightings along with images and notes if they were sent – there is a “more pages” button at the bottom of this table.
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![]() | 04274 Poland, ME 06/18/2018 6,28,2018 in Androscoggin county Maine. |
![]() | 55120 Mendota Heights, MN 6/1 At least I didn't get skunked. |
![]() | 49709 Atlanta, MI 5/30 Yellows. Some dry, some fresh |
![]() | 55113 Roseville, MN 5/30 |
![]() | 99709 Fairbanks, AK 5/30 |
![]() | 54311 Green Bay, WI 5/30 Late spring, high temperatures 80's and 90's. |
![]() | 54501 Rhinelander, WI 5/29 was pleasantly surprised when I found these. They are small and a bit dried out, found under dead elm tree, flat area with violets grasses and dandelions. |
![]() | 96126 Sierraville CA 5/28 Morchella Snyderi |
![]() | 55113 Roseville, MN 5/28 One jumbo morel found, 2+ ounces |
![]() | 54457 Nekoosa, WI Wood County 5/28 Blondes - Really warm. Not a lot of rain lately. Morels were growing under live elms 20 feet from the Wisconsin river,east facing bank. Nice thick tree canopy.
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![]() | 50401 Mason City, IA 5/27 |
![]() | 49862 Munising, MI 5/27 blonde morels |
![]() | Canada Mille-Isles Quebec J0R 1A0 5/26 |
![]() | 13660 Madrid, NY, 5/26 |
![]() | 54235 Sturgeon Bay, WI 5/24 5/25 Not much rain, doesn’t help the black morels. Looked for over 3 hours extensively on Thursday 5/24 and could only find false morels everywhere I went. After a rainfall there could be major growth coming soon. |
![]() | 54173 Suamico, WI 5/25 Much dryer spring early on, not much rain to help out the black morels. White morels should be popping up after this weekend’s rain. |
![]() | 55901 Rochester, MN 5/25 87° Hot, Sunny, Hillside, lots of undergrowth. Took a little break from work and found a few. GOOD LUCK! |
![]() | 48657 Sanford, MI 5/25 Morel at home: We've had a couple of hot, mid-80's days after a week of cold and damp. Found this one while mowing the yard. Just out of the yard in a flower bed.
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![]() | 54520 Crandon, WI 5/25 a few by this tree |
![]() | 49323 Allegan, MI 5/25 Couldn't believe my luck. Only 2nd time finding them. Dying elms.
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2017 Morel Sightings Map
The morel sightings reports were really good for most in the 2017 season…from the early southern morel hunters to the northern parts of the US. Reports from the northern Midwest States were good with the weather seeming to cooperate for most people. As the great morel made its annual migration, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ontario and those way up north were saying “its all good” too. New York was blessed with a good year as well. For most in PA, OH, IN, IL, and Iowa it was pretty much a better than average year. The Pacific Northwest continued to have an above average year too. 2017 for most may be one of the best overall years many have seen in some time with Mother Nature lending her cooperation along the way.
There are plenty of features on the new interactive map – zoom, filter by month, full screen and more. Below the map you can find a table listing of the most recent sightings along with images and notes if they were sent – there is a “more pages” button at the bottom of this table.
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![]() | 45365 Sidney, OH 4/23/2019 5 or 6 nice fresh ones! West Central Ohio better hit your spots if you are in this neck of the woods. |
![]() | 01826 Dracut MA 6/5 Good for drying, found in apple orchard Northface |
![]() | 83631 Idaho City, ID 5/29 Morels Outside Idaho City, Idaho |
![]() | 49868 Pine Stump Junction, MI 5/24 in the UP |
![]() | 55702 Prosit, MN 5/22 |
![]() | 53130 Hales Corners, WI 5/22 |
![]() | 55745 Grand Rapids MN 5/21 |
![]() | 06013 Burlington, CT 5/21 |
![]() | 03745 Cornish NH 5/20 |
![]() | 05053 No. Pomfret, VT 5/20 |
![]() | 12309 Niskayuna, NY 5/19 |
![]() | 10541 Split Rock Road, Mahopac NY 5/19 |
![]() | 56438 Browerville, MN 5/18 Some real beauties |
![]() | 48430 Fenton, MI 5/16 |
![]() | 14534 Pittsford NY 5/17 first timer |
![]() | 95971 Quincy, CA 5/18 |
![]() | 97014 Cascade Locks OR 5/16 Hood River County - Found Morels today at about 131 feet above sea level. The average temperature for the last 3 days has been around 66 with the low around 45. |
![]() | 49855, Marquette, MI 5/17 UP Morels |
![]() | 53038, Johnson Creek, WI 5/17 |
![]() | 56573 Perham MN 5/16 |
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Sightings Submittal Form
Click button below to submit sightings. Sightings will be posted to the map daily during the prime morel season. Please make sure you enter a Zip, City and State as all sightings will be categorized by one or all of these three (3) locations identifiers.
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