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.
If you would like to submit a sighting, the guidelines are pretty, use the form below and add 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
2026 Morel Sightings Map
The 2026 Morel season is on! Reports were slow early on, however, they have been picking up in the early part of April. Some morel hunters are reporting a bit earlier than usual, while some folks are begging for rain. Soon the morels will make their way to a woods near you. As always, Mother Nature is always in control and we can only hope she is kind to our morels. As the season progresses and it is your time – head to the woods – for the rebirth of the morels!
Click here for the 2026 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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| 30 yellows - April 27, 2026
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| Plenty of rain |
| Found in the roots of a sycamore on the creek bank Oil Creek State Park
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| 15 found by dead elms - already starting to dry up
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| Found in a front yard next to a black cherry tree
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| Warm, 60F-70F, following rains prior week
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| Grand mere state park
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| found one singleton in the same spot as last week! couldn’t find any more this time.
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| Hayden area - Hayden around the walking trails.
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| Saturday Nights alright for fighting - Mild partly sunny mid-60s after brunch with the family wearing mug boots hat on Sideways tongue and cheek over the fence down by the ravine up on the ridge over by the tree under the bush in the brush pile under a branch in the fence row out in the middle of nowhere next to the thingyma jiggers and whatchamacallits. I parked my car at the end of the place at 25 past.
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| Dry, sunny, mid-60°F, near Black walnut trees under honeysuckle
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| PA blondes - Dry week, then one day of light rain and H70f, L59F. Mixed hardwoods, lots of oaks and nut trees, but in an area with lots of cherries and hackberries and elms scattered throughout. The general location has a thick layer of leaf litter and lots of fallen trees, mayapples and jack-in-the-pulpits. These were near a well-rotted log surrounded by a cluster of healthy-seeming elms. First find.
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| Priest lake - Just getting going!
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| Black morels in Goodrich, MI - Great day, 80+ black morels.
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| Oakland county morels
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| In oak leaf trail and river access - 65 degrees ish
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| Cloudy day temp of 61 degrees breif rain the night before
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| Found at Lake Darling in Brighton.
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| Found on mossy, south-facing slope
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| Found near 169 4/26/26 - Some were a bit dried out.
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| A Tiny Valley Village
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| Spring 61 degrees
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| Only 2 |
| Lots of half-frees kinda dispersed around, usually coming up at the base of some smaller trees or moss. Found greys coming up around big dead/felled elm tree.
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| Chain Park
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| A single patch of 7 down hill from dead Ash
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| Morels are out - Elevation 1,300 Lewis County
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| Found at the base of a very large, old apple tree, with peeling bark, near a creek. Surrounding area included other apple trees, sycamores and brambles.
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| Small find - After much rain
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| Old yellow sponges - Old but still nice to see. |
| Stopped by a random dying elm and found these fellers just chilling.
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| 7 little beauties - Under big dying elms
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| Found today - Found next to a very large apple tree. Peeling bark. Near a creek.
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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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- Frequently Asked Questions
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