Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests
Crooked River National Grassland

Mushrooms

There are variety of mushrooms available at different times of the year. Probably the best known is the Matsutake season in the fall.

Permit Info

All personal collection of mushrooms requires a personal use permit which can be obtained at all Forest Service offices for the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest.

All commercial collection of mushrooms require a commercial use permit which can only be obtained at District Forest Service offices for the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest.

There are two types of mushroom permits:

• Permit for Matsutake mushroom
• Permit for all mushroom species other than Matsutake

These permits have some differences in permit conditions, restrictions, and requirements.

The Ochoco N.F. has a mushroom permit that is valid only on the Ochoco.

A mushroom permit issued from any of the following five forests is valid on all five forests.

• Deschutes
• Fremont
• Umpqua
• Willamette
• Winema

In addition to general conditions, restrictions, and requirements on mushroom permits which are common to all five forests, some forest may have conditions, regulations, or restrictions for mushroom harvest that are specific to that forest