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Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau

Mushroom Picking Near Anchorage

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Southcentral Alaska is great mushroom picking territory. Spring to fall, mushroom enthusiasts gather several delicious species from forests, hillsides, fields, and trails.

Springtime launches fevered (and secretive) searches for the highly prized Morel mushrooms. Summer and fall herald the emergence of delicious and easily recognizable King Boletes, Hedgehogs and Shaggy Manes, as well as the delicate (and excellent) Hericium. The colorful but poisonous Fly Agaric is prolific as well.

Local stores have excellent guidebooks about Alaska's most popular mushrooms, with hints of favorable habitats, gathering techniques and etiquette. Mushroom gathering is a grand way to experience Alaska’s outdoors, followed by a mouthwatering reward.

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