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Northern Sierra / Tahoe Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Northern Sierra / Tahoe

5,000–9,000 ft · CA🚗 Directions

Poor

Tahoe NF and Eldorado NF. Mixed conifer with white fir, red fir, Jeffrey pine, sugar pine. California's most accessible Sierra foraging. King boletes in red fir zones. Chanterelles lower.

Trees:Sugar Pine White Fir Douglas Fir

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Updated Oct 11, 5:06 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.

0.03"

PRISM 4km · thru 10-09

Precip 14d

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Nearby Camping

Within(22)

SILVER CREEK-TRUCKEE

developed

USFS~1.6 mi from center

Silver Creek Campground

developed

USFS~1.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Tahoe National Forest

Watson Lake Campground

developed

USFS~3.7 mi from center

Mt. Watson 73E

dispersed

USFS~3.7 mi from center

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

GOOSE MEADOWS

developed

USFS~4 mi from center

Goose Meadow Campground

developed

USFS~4 mi from centerFee required/night

Tahoe National Forest

Goose Meadow Campground

developed

USFS~4.1 mi from center

Lake Forest Campground

developed

~4.4 mi from center

Whisky Creek Camp

developed

~4.5 mi from center

WILLIAM KENT CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~4.8 mi from center

William Kent Campground

developed

USFS~4.8 mi from center

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Kaspian Campground

developed

USFS~6.3 mi from center

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

KASPIAN CAMPGROUND

developed

USFS~6.4 mi from center

Lake Tahoe - West Shore

developed

USFS~6.4 mi from center

GRANITE FLAT (CALIFORNIA)

developed

USFS~6.9 mi from centerSTANDARD NONELECTRIC: $22/night for single sites and $44/night for double site/night

Granite Flat Campground

developed

USFS~6.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Tahoe National Forest

Granite Flat Campground

developed

~7 mi from center

Donner Memorial State Park Splitrock Campground

developed

State~8.5 mi from center

Donner Memorial State Park Creek Campground

developed

State~8.5 mi from centerFee required/night

Donner Memorial State Park Ridge Campground

developed

State~8.6 mi from center

Martis Creek Lake Campground

developed

~9.4 mi from center

Talbot Campground

developed

USFS~9.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Tahoe National Forest

⚠ 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

MODERATEPrimed

Cauliflower MushroomSparassis crispa

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

MatsutakeTricholoma magnivelare

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Pink-Tipped CoralRamaria botrytis

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Saffron Milk CapLactarius deliciosus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Panther CapAmanita pantherina

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Pig's EarsGomphus clavatus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Bleeding ToothHydnellum peckii

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Pacific Golden ChanterelleCantharellus formosus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Yellow FootCraterellus tubaeformis

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Rainbow ChanterelleCantharellus roseocanus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Gypsy MushroomCortinarius caperatus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

The PrinceAgaricus augustus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Bay BoleteImleria badia

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Painted BoleteSuillus spraguei

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Chicken-Fat BoleteSuillus americanus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Admirable BoleteAureoboletus mirabilis

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Shrimp RussulaRussula xerampelina

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

The SickenerRussula emetica

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Short-Stemmed RussulaRussula brevipes

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Deadly WebcapCortinarius rubellus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Bloody WebcapCortinarius sanguineus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Bleeding AgaricusAgaricus haemorrhoidarius

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Sweet ToothHydnum umbilicatum

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Tooth JellyPseudohydnum gelatinosum

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Jelly AntlerCalocera viscosa

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Red CoralRamaria araiospora

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Angel WingsPleurocybella porrigens

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Devil's CigarChorioactis geaster

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Yellow Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. guessowii

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Lobster MushroomHypomyces lactifluorum

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Slippery JackSuillus luteus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Hawks Wing

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Amanita Muscaria

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Wavy CapPsilocybe cyanescens

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Allen's Psilocybe

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Yellow-Gilled GymGymnopilus luteofolius

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Lantern StinkhornLysurus mokusin

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.09 — sustained dry)

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.