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Hoosier NF / Brown County Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

Hoosier NF / Brown County

Poor

Hoosier National Forest and Brown County State Park in south-central IN. Mature oak-hickory and tulip poplar on rolling hills. Old-growth remnants and dying ash provide reliable morel habitat. Nashville, IN is an unofficial morel capital.

Trees:Tulip Poplar White Oak Hickory

Updated Oct 11, 5:07 AM MT

Foraging Potential35/100

❌Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-10-09. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.

0.07"

PRISM 4km · thru 10-09

Precip 14d

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Nearby Camping

Within(45)

Campsite 12

backcountry

~0.6 mi from center

Campsite 14

backcountry

~0.7 mi from center

Campsite 13

backcountry

~0.7 mi from center

Campsite 11

backcountry

~0.7 mi from center

Campsite 9

backcountry

~0.7 mi from center

Campsite 15

backcountry

~0.8 mi from center

Campsite 10

backcountry

~1 mi from center

Campsite 16

backcountry

~1.7 mi from center

Campsite 24

backcountry

~1.8 mi from center

Campsite 6

developed

~1.8 mi from center

Campsite 1

developed

~1.8 mi from center

Campsite 20

backcountry

~1.9 mi from center

Campsite 22

backcountry

~1.9 mi from center

Campsite 21

backcountry

~1.9 mi from center

Campsite 17

backcountry

~1.9 mi from center

Campsite 7

developed

~2 mi from center

Campsite 23

backcountry

~2 mi from center

Campsite 8

developed

~2 mi from center

Campsite 19

backcountry

~2.1 mi from center

Campsite 18

backcountry

~2.3 mi from center

Campsite 5

backcountry

~2.5 mi from center

Campsite 2

developed

~2.7 mi from center

Campsite 3

backcountry

~3 mi from center

Campsite 25

backcountry

~3 mi from center

Blackwell Horse Camp

dispersed

~3.1 mi from centerFree/night

Reserve →

Blackwell Campground

developed

USFS~3.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Hoosier National Forest

Reserve →

Monroe Causeway Campground

developed

~3.3 mi from center

Reserve →

Campsite 4

backcountry

~3.3 mi from center

Ransburg Scout Reservation

developed

Boy Scouts of America - Crossroads of America~4.3 mi from center

Reserve →

Midwest Trail Ride RV Horse Campground

developed

~4.8 mi from center

Primitive Campground

developed

~5 mi from center

Tent Area E

developed

~5.1 mi from center

Hardin Ridge

developed

~5.1 mi from center

Paynetown

developed

BOR~5.1 mi from center

Tent Area C

developed

~5.2 mi from center

Tent Area B

developed

~5.3 mi from center

Hickory Ridge Horse Camp

developed

~5.8 mi from center

Reserve →

Pine Loop campground

developed

Cradle of Forestry Concessionaires~6 mi from centerFee required/night

40 sites

Reserve →

Hardin Ridge

developed

BOR~6.3 mi from center

Harden's Horse Camp

developed

~6.5 mi from center

Hoosier Horse Camp

developed

~6.9 mi from center

Stone Creek Campground & Trails

developed

~7 mi from center

Horseman's Camp

developed

~8.9 mi from center

Raccoon Ridge Campground

developed

~9.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Buffalo Ridge Campground

developed

~9.6 mi from centerFee required/night

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.

Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

MODERATEActivating

Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Hen of the WoodsGrifola frondosa

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides

soil temp marginal (62°F vs 62°F min, 0/7 days above), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Death CapAmanita phalloides

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Destroying AngelAmanita bisporigera

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Wine CapStropharia rugosoannulata

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

BlewitLepista nuda

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Beefsteak PolyporeFistulina hepatica

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Liberty CapPsilocybe semilanceata

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Turkey TailTrametes versicolor

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Witch's ButterTremella mesenterica

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Jack-o-LanternOmphalotus olearius

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

EarthstarGeastrum triplex

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Bear's Head ToothHericium americanum

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Deadly GalerinaGalerina marginata

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Fairy Ring ChampignonMarasmius oreades

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Meadow MushroomAgaricus campestris

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Tinder FungusFomes fomentarius

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Bird's Nest FungusCyathus striatus

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Violet WebcapCortinarius violaceus

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Pear-Shaped PuffballLycoperdon pyriforme

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Shrimp of the WoodsEntoloma abortivum

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Smooth ChanterelleCantharellus lateritius

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

BlusherAmanita rubescens

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Gem-Studded PuffballLycoperdon perlatum

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Green-Gill LepiotaChlorophyllum molybdites

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Yellow PatchesAmanita flavoconia

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Poison PieHebeloma crustuliniforme

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Blackening RussulaRussula nigricans

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Oak Milk CapLactarius quietus

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Alcohol InkyCoprinopsis atramentaria

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Magpie InkyCoprinopsis picacea

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Yellow-StainerAgaricus xanthodermus

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Winter PolyporePolyporus brumalis

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Mossy Maze PolyporeCerrena unicolor

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

False Turkey TailStereum ostrea

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Coral ToothHericium coralloides

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Elfin SaddleHelvella crispa

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Snow FungusTremella fuciformis

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Wood EarAuricularia americana

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Tooth JellyPseudohydnum gelatinosum

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Jelly AntlerCalocera viscosa

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Crested CoralClavulina cristata

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Green ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascens

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Ivory FunnelClitocybe dealbata

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Angel WingsPleurocybella porrigens

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Elm OysterHypsizygus ulmarius

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Wolf's Milk SlimeLycogala epidendrum

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Fluted Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Devil's CigarChorioactis geaster

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Winter Mushroom / Wild EnokiFlammulina velutipes

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Dung Bird's NestCyathus stercoreus

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Rooted CollybiaXerula furfuracea

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

The DeceiverLaccaria laccata

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Oak MazegillDaedalea quercina

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Banded MottlegillPanaeolus cinctulus

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Yellow-Gilled GymGymnopilus luteofolius

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Ravenel's Stinkhorn

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEActivating

Elegant StinkhornMutinus elegans

soil warming up (62°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

MODERATEPrimed

Lantern StinkhornLysurus mokusin

moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.17)

Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.

Hoosier NF / Brown County

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Nearby Camping

Campsite 12

Campsite 14

Campsite 13

Campsite 11

Campsite 9

Campsite 15

Campsite 10

Campsite 16

Campsite 24

Campsite 6

Campsite 1

Campsite 20

Campsite 22

Campsite 21

Campsite 17

Campsite 7

Campsite 23

Campsite 8

Campsite 19

Campsite 18

Campsite 5

Campsite 2

Campsite 3

Campsite 25

Blackwell Horse Camp

Blackwell Campground

Monroe Causeway Campground

Campsite 4

Ransburg Scout Reservation

Midwest Trail Ride RV Horse Campground

Primitive Campground

Tent Area E

Hardin Ridge

Paynetown

Tent Area C

Tent Area B

Hickory Ridge Horse Camp

Pine Loop campground

Hardin Ridge

Harden's Horse Camp

Hoosier Horse Camp

Stone Creek Campground & Trails

Horseman's Camp

Raccoon Ridge Campground

Buffalo Ridge Campground

Conditions History

Viable Species

Limiting Factors