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 finally upon us and for many, spring couldn’t get here fast enough. Many still eagerly wait for this map to start getting sightings on it in your own neck of the woods. The Southeastern states had their first official sighting reported Mar 4, 2021, which means many shroomers are already hitting their spots. If you are still in waiting-mode, 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.
If you have issues not seeing the latest sightings markers, try un-checking a month in the bottom left corner of the map and then rechecking the box next to the month. It should refresh correctly.
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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 | Found today 17MAY21. Rain the past few days but pretty dry.
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| morel sighting 5/16 - Rained on the 14th after 14+ days of no rain.
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| Morel findings - Stockbridge, mass found 7 morels on backyard 5/8/2021 went looking 5/16/21 no luck. Too warm. |
| Deerfield NH single sighting - Found while weedwacking along a fence line in the middle of a horse paddock. Only 1 found despite more searching. |
| 64 morels! All found underneath white ash trees.
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| Annecy France - Jolie blonde morille = May 14, 2021 moist west facing, tons of rain. temps mid 40 night 60 day.
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| Found in backyard last night. Going to hunt the park today.
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| Dry in most areas
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| May 15th
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| Morels located Cook County, MN - Mid-May. Dry and arid before harvest, very little rain recently. Old poplar growth. Morels are difficult to locate in Cook County, MN.
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| First of the season - Four morels found at edge of grassy field near a white pine tree.
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 | morels in N.W. Georgia - April 6, 2021
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| Hate to say it, but things are about done around me as well. Only finding the yellows now and they seem to all be fairly dry. Definitely needed some more rain this year, and could've gone without those crazy temperatures. 70s during the day and 30s at night sure didn't help anything. Hope I'm wrong and some miracle happens that ends the season strong... Only found 45 morels this year compared to 289 last year in the same spots. Even found a couple new spots this year but to little avail. That's just the way it goes sometimes I suppose.
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| First nice days after a cold wet April/May
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| 70° pleasant, overcast day. Locally, seems to be earlier in the season. Found growing along the side of a stream.
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2020 Morel Sightings Map
The 2020 Morel season overall 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!
If you have issues not seeing the latest sightings markers, try un-checking a month in the bottom left corner of the map and then rechecking the box next to the month. It should refresh correctly.
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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 | 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.
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 | Front yard of suburban neighborhood. June 27th. Just after major rainstorm with hail.
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| 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.
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| Kenai Peninsula Alaska
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| Morels in McCall - 6/10/ 20 Green Gate, Brundage Mtn. Approx.5500' rain showers, partly cloudy. winding down, need to gain elevation.
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| 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.
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| Huge black morel - June 10, 2020 close to a gravel road @theadventuresofpaulandsue
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| Single yellow - In a group of pine
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| southern VT morel
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| Weekend Foraging – 18-20 Gallons. May 16&17; May 23&24
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| Found on old logging trail under three separate smaller sized maple trees.
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| Found near dead elms.
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| Cadillac Morel's - Short season in Manistee found some nice sized morels 25 @ 2 lbs
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| Yellow morels - May 20
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| 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. |
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| 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.
If you have issues not seeing the latest sightings markers, try un-checking a month in the bottom left corner of the map and then rechecking the box next to the month. It should refresh correctly.
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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| Tujunga, CA - Found at the foot of our Meyer Lemon tree. Second time in 2 months.
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| Growing in damp imported bark chips next to rosebushes
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| Lone morel (found June 23rd, submitted late)
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| morels everywhere - anywhere dry this year.
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| Drive by sighting on June 7th.
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| I finally got into the 416 Burn area here just North of Durango, CO. Got a few Gems for ya!
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| HUGE morels! Second round!
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| A nice surprise! Coldest, wettest, most disappointing spring. But, these have been a nice surprise!
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| Gaylord 5/25/19 morels. It seemed to be too early for most areas around Gaylord but I found around 400.
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| 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.
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| Black morels Houghton, Michigan |
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| 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" |
| 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!
If you have issues not seeing the latest sightings markers, try un-checking a month in the bottom left corner of the map and then rechecking the box next to the month. It should refresh correctly.
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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| 6,28,2018 in Androscoggin county Maine.
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| At least I didn't get skunked.
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| Yellows. Some dry, some fresh |
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| Late spring, high temperatures 80's and 90's. |
| 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.
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| One jumbo morel found, 2+ ounces
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| 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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| 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. |
| 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.
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| 87° Hot, Sunny, Hillside, lots of undergrowth. Took a little break from work and found a few. GOOD LUCK!
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| 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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| a few by this tree
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| 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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| 5 or 6 nice fresh ones! West Central Ohio better hit your spots if you are in this neck of the woods.
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| Good for drying, found in apple orchard Northface
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| Morels Outside Idaho City, Idaho
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| 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. |
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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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Historical Morel Sightings Maps
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