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! Early reports are slow, however, 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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 | Miller county MO
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| 1st find for the season - under some sycamores
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| Found at 515pm this evening and the temp outside is currently 78 and partially sunny....5 days earlier than our find last year..not sure but we may be first to report again...it's the eyes if the littles that find them!!!
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| Young black morel - South facing slope on a high ridge, under leaf litter next to a dead elm stump.
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| South Knoxville Sighting - Two little guys in South Knox. Found on 3/24.
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| In words of the great Ricky Bobby “if you ain’t first you’re last”
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| Black morel 3/24 - Cold snap followed by a hot af weekend.
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| I found one in my backyard today
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| One dry morel today 3/24
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| Black morels
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| Black morel
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| Little Red - 58 degrees - sunny - 2 days after night rains - first day of sun since the rain came 2 nights passed.
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| first black 3-24-2026 - Sunny, 60s, rain 2 days ago-need more.
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| Raleigh County WV - Earliest in many years!
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| First one this year - Found the first one of the year Sunday 3/22 and it was the only one I seen. I didn’t check every spot but I looked around. It was super hot that day in the 80s I figured they had to be starting to pop up.
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| Greys - Early grey patch around sycamores.
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| First of the season - Greene county!! We beat our previous record!!!
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| V1N 2Y4, Castlegar, British Columbia CANADA
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| Couple of small black morels - 89 & sunny
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| Warren county Ohio
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| Morels under ash trees - Warm, sunny spring day
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| A couple tiny ones
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| Decent haul this year, but a little early - Found more on the cooler side of our spot, but they were smaller.
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| Found a little handful today, 3/22. Near young poplar, sycamore, hickory, and elm trees. Soil was cool and moist. Intermittent canopy. Not sure of the elevation.
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| Blacks are out - Late march
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| Black morels - Just coming up
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| Theeee're heeere! Spotted four yesterday 3/21/26. The alien invasion has begun! I'll wait a few days before bringing them back to area51 for further examination. I'm sure the tests will be delishious.
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| Found on my way back from school - Winchcombe, Newbury
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| Just starting - Two more weeks I'd say it to be real good
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| Single morel in South Knoxville
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| Lincoln County Ga - very dry here we only found 11.
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| Small and hard to spot morels.
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| Thimble Caps Verpa Bohemica - Sunny 52 degrees, amongst Cotton wood, Maple, and Oak.
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| Middlebrook VA. (Augusta County)
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| Late winter - landscaping black morels.
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| Warm first day of Spring. Checked last week and nothing, 5 small ones today in our regular holes, excited for the rest of the warm weekend.
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| First black of the year for me |
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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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