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 simple. Use the form below and add a Zip Code, a City, and State, along with the 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 started 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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 | Whacky season, but quite thrilled!
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| Found around 50. Some starting to dry up already. |
| Found four beauties in a burn site near pines in a fairly dry area.
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| none yesterday, tons o rain last night, here today!
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| Low South slopes, slightly past peak. Found about 40 big goldens.
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| Found 5/18, sorry for late posting! Dead elms near small creek.
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| Not a day too late. Giant yellows, but still great condition.
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| Did not know they grew this far north, very dry right now I could not up load photo due to size but I sent it to them e mail so hopefully they link it |
| Very nice day, morels are prime. 7 pounds.
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| I finally found 2! I’ve been searching for years. But… they were dead.
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| So far just one under last year leafs. On rainy day 55 f 05 24 2026.
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| Sloped woods beneath and around ash trees.
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| I often find a single morel on the edge of my horse paddock which is located in the middle of a pine forest. We have had a cool spring and in spite of our recent rain are still in a drought.
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| Found about 20 along sloped south facing wood areas near torch lake. Looser soil.
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| After three years of hunting I finally found a haul.
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| My first 2 of the year. True morels found beside Elk Lake in leaf litter. Beautiful sunny day with 67 degrees temp.
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| Found two sizable and a couple of smaller ones. The much needed rain did us justice. The two bigger ones were not far from an elm and closer to rotting wood. One of our smaller ones was near an oak!
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| Afton State Park. Finally some rain. Scored a small number that looked quite fresh.  S |
| Found on Toonerville trail.
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| Significantly larger than last year, but fewer and later sightings.
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| Moderate rain 2 days ago. Temps in 60's. Multiple specimens found. |
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| Under elm.
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| All found on self facing slopes or self facing field edges left a lot of small ones should be a good memorial day!
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| Soil temperature is 54 degrees
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| Two very hot days following heavy rain... thought it was too hot for them, but I was wrong. Found on 5/18/2026 on the outskirts of a parking lot of my kids daycare which borders the Albany Pine Bush.
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| This is the first time we have gone mushroom hunting found 6 decent sized ones. |
| Found at the base of a healthy elm tree. Need more moisture first find of the year.
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| They are just starting. Hopefully some rain this week will have them popping up next weekend!
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| 7 pounds of whites picked today.
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| Found 5 small ones next to a driveway
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| Only a few but starting. |
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| For some reason we couldn’t post the picture on here about 30 found today |
| Got some rain and they popped found about 80 on 5-14-2026.
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| Crosby Farm Park
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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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