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Wasatch Mountains Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

Wasatch Mountains

5,500–11,500 ft · UT🚗 Directions

Fair

Wasatch-Cache NF. Aspen, Douglas fir, Engelmann spruce. Accessible from Salt Lake City. Morels in spring burns, king boletes at higher elevations. Popular with local foragers.

Trees:Douglas Fir Engelmann Spruce Aspen

Permit Info →

Updated Oct 11, 5:05 AM MT

Foraging Potential60/100

✅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.

0.00"

PRISM 4km · thru 10-09

Precip 14d

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Nearby Camping

Within(24)

Provo School District Camp

developed

~3.1 mi from center

Chokecherry Campground

developed

~4.2 mi from center

Great Horned Owl Campground

developed

~4.4 mi from center

Wallsburg Group Camp Area

developed

~4.4 mi from center

Fox Den Campground

developed

~4.4 mi from center

Wallsburg Camp

developed

LDS Church~6.3 mi from center

Theater-in-the-Pines Campground

developed

USFS~6.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Reserve →

Mount Timpanogos Campground

developed

USFS~6.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Reserve →

Hope Campground

developed

USFS~6.9 mi from centerFee required/night

toilet

Reserve →

Gifford Pinchot Group Area

developed

~7.2 mi from center

Rock Canyon Campground

developed

USFS~7.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

Hope Campground

developed

USFS~7.2 mi from center

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Reserve →

Albert F Potter Group Area

developed

~7.2 mi from center

Vivian West Group Area

developed

~7.2 mi from center

Aldo Leopold Group Area

developed

~7.2 mi from center

Rock Canyon Campground

developed

USFS~7.3 mi from center

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Reserve →

Elk Camp

developed

USFS~8.8 mi from center

20 sites

Salamander Flat Dispersed Campground

developed

USFS~9.1 mi from centerFee required/night

50 sites

toilet

Soldier Hollow Campground

developed

~9.1 mi from center

Site 1

developed

~9.3 mi from center

Altamont Group Campground

developed

USFS~9.3 mi from center

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Reserve →

Timpooneke Campground

developed

USFS~9.4 mi from center

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Reserve →

Timpooneke Campground

developed

USFS~9.5 mi from center

watertoilet

Reserve →

Site 13

developed

~10 mi from center

⚠ 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

MODERATECold

Cauliflower MushroomSparassis crispa

soil temp marginal (46°F vs 58°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.23 VWC, 7d avg 0.16

MODERATEActivating

MatsutakeTricholoma magnivelare