The morel sighting maps are a great way to help each other out a little. Morel hunters often refer to 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?” The maps are a great resource on when one might begin their foraging adventure.
If you would like to submit a sighting, the guidelines are pretty simple fill in the form with a Zip Code, a City, and State, along with and date found. If you want to add any additional information such as county, weather or soil conditions, or an image that is fine (two-image limit). Sightings will be posted periodically throughout the day during the prime morel season.
Use the submit form below or you can email at
2024 Morel Sightings Map
The 2024 Morel season is on! The first official Southeast report came in from Georgia in late February and the reports have been strong. The spring migration of the morel has been early, early, early – a common phrase from morel hunters reporting to the map. That being said, the morel season is upon us!
Click here for the 2024 Photo Gallery and while you are here, maybe visit The Morel Store where everything is on sale! Spend a little time on The Great Morel, and don’t forget to read some of the great articles too.
Note: the sighting reports are updated periodically throughout the day during the prime morel season. Markers are dropped on the map by Zip and or Town name, not actual GPS coordinates.
There are plenty of features on the interactive map – double click on images to open full size, zoom, filter by month, full screen and more. Below the map you can find a table listing of the 40 most recent sightings along with images and notes if they were sent – there is a “more pages” button at the bottom of this table. 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.
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 | Yellows under old apple trees - Found about 50 blond morels under old apple trees. Largest was about 7" with most 4-5".
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| Found my First Morel! - Elm, leafy.
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| 1 lone morel
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| Yellow morels - 7 small morels next to a dead elm May 2nd on a hillside with full sun.
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| Rainy and warm weather. Lots of leaf litter found around maple and pine trees. I found 7 morels total. Some were dried out from the sun.
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| Backyard morels, spring foundf growing in an ornamental grass.
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| Found on side of dirt road - Found 1 mile from the Appalachian trail, under what I believe to be a healthy poplar tree. Only found 1 but did not scope out the surrounding areas super well.
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| MN Morel sighting 2 May 2024 - 55° misty day after sunny 65° day. Near Minnesota River in Eden Prairie MN. Mixed deciduous and coniferous forest
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| Parkdale oregon has lots of morels, I found many at the base of dead cotton wood trees! |
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| Morel Sighting NY - Found next to scarlet elf cups in the leaf litter under primarily elm trees. Weather conditions have been rainy off and on for a few days until today’s dry weather. 59° and cloudy.
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| 2 morel mushrooms - found 4/29/24 side of road heading up a path
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| Morels in my backyard - Typical spring in CNY. I found them under my solar panels growing around the trunk of an old apple tree.
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| Burn Morels in Yard - Growing in my backyard. |
 | First sighting was on April 27, they are still popping up at that location. Morel Sighting - Rainy spring, in grass/flower bed at the base of a pine tree.
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| Morel sightings - Last week of April wis when started finding them.
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| Polk County - Open area with direct sun light.
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| Birchwood neighborhood in Bellingham Washington.
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| Drizzly Day – Hard search to find these. Mushrooms were full of bugs (Springtails).
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| sighting NJ - rained lightly a few days ago, warm, near tulip poplars and among trout lily.
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| Near dead ash trees.
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| Morels starting to come up but still small. |
| Dirty blondes - 8 blonde morels and a half cap from a commonly known area. Very few half caps, likely cyclical. More blondes than usual. |
| Good find! - Finally found a good batch. All within a 30 foot or so radius.
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| first time hunting for morel mushrooms - it has been raining a lot recently
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| Rain last night; found four under a crab apple tree.
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| One of a BUNCH of Punctipes - The weather has been trending a bit rainier and hotter. Found in a stand of tulip poplars where the ground was moist and there was LOTS of leaf litter to get through or hide under.
Note from The Great Morel...read the article on Do You Think You Can Teach a Dog to Hunt. |
| Lots of rain and finally a warm day - It’s been raining a lot here in the last few weeks and we finally got a few warm/sunny days.
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| Morel spotting - Cathedral Falls @ Goat Creek Trail
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| 24 Oakland County morels
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| Near dead apple trees.
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| Warm couple days but very cool nights. Have been looking for about a week. Just spotted today. Under White Pines with apple trees near by. |
| Half Free Morel - associated with live and dead white ash trees |
| 60 degrees today, found in open grass.
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| May 1, in garden mulch where an elm tree died many, many years ago. Taupe with compact ridges and yellow stems.
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| Near Hastings, MN - East facing top of bluff - Good rain in last two days and just enough warmth.
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| Pickens are good in Winona county Minnesota!!
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| My first morels! - Found on campus by a busy road in mulch.
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Additional Map Links
If you would like to submit a current season 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
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