🍄 Mushroom Foraging on public land in Iowa

189 public places in Iowa are listed for mushroom foraging (169 state & public land, 20 state forests). 0 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

Foraging rules vary by unit: some allow personal-use gathering, some limit quantities, and some prohibit it. Confirm with the managing agency, and only eat what you can identify with certainty.

The places

🗺️ Adkins Bridge AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Anderson Prairie ComplexUnknown — check official site
🌲 Backbone State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beaver Creek AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beaver Creek Natural Resources AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Creek County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Springs Trout HatcheryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bison Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Hawk Creek GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blackhawk ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blair Meadows PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Blazing Star Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bluffton BluffsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boone County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Broken Kettle Grasslands PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buffalo Bill Cody HomesteadUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buffalo GroveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bur Oak Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Camp Creek Miller-RistUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Camp HantesaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cangleska WakanUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Canton AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carmack County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cayler Prairie ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar River Crossing Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar River WatershedUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cheever Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chichaqua Bottoms GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Christopherson SloughUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Christopherson Slough Complex Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cinder MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Claybanks Forest State PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Clear Creek GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Considene Lake ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Coralville LakeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Daniel Davis TimberUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dawson Boat RampUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Deer Creek ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Des Moines River Open AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dewey's Prairie ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dickcissel Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dickinson County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dugout Creek Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eagle Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eagle Lake Wetland ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eddyville Sand Dunes PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elk Creek Marsh Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elk Lake Wetland Complex Waterfowl Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elm Lake AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fall's AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fallow Marsh Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fourmile Creek GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Garlock Slough Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Garrison Rock Resource Management UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Geigel ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ George Rural Water AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glacial HillsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grade Lake ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Greene County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Harrier WetlandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hayden Prairie State PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Heritage TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ High Trestle TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Holland Prairie Conservation & Youth Hunting AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Indian Creek Nature CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ingham-High Wetland ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ingham-High Wetland Complex Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jemmerson Slough ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jemmerson Slough Complex Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jester Park Land Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jester Park Land Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Johnny Walnut Seed Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kaufmann Avenue PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kellerton Grasslands Bird Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kossuth County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lande River Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Leopold Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Loess Hills State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌲 Loess Hills State ForestUnknown — check official site
🌲 Loess Hills State Forest Pisgah UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower Gar Lake ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower Morse Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lubeck Woods AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mad Creek Greenbelt ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Malchow Indian Mounds State PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Masters Prairie TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Merritt AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Miami AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Milo ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Milwaukee Road Habitat PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mitzner PropertyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nabotna Pond ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nahant MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Neal Smith Trail Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nolan WetlandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ O'Neil PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Oak Ridge Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ochee Yahola County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Panicum PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Peterson ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pickerel Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pictured Rocks County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pocohontas County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Polk City Iron LagoonUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Polk City RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Prairie Creek ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Prairie ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Purple Martin Lake Water Resource AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Railroad Lake AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rhode Island Trail ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ River Valley OHV ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Riverside BluffsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rock Island Botanical PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rolling Thunder PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rowley Fen AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rubio AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ruby WoodlandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sac City Wetland ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sac County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sac and Fox Trail City ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sage SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Santee Prairie Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saylorville Lake ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saylorville Lake ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saylorville Lake ProjectUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Scott Park GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shellrock River GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shimek State Forest - Croton UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shimek State Forest - Donnellson UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shimek State Forest - Farmington UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shimek State Forest - Keosauqua UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Shimek State Forest - Lick Creek UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Siam Tract ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Silver Sioux Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Skunk River AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Skunk River AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Skunk River GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Soldier Creek Nature TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Soper's Mill Canoe AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Spring Creek FlatsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Spring Run Complex Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ State Line Marsh Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - Cedar Creek UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - Chariton UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - Lucas UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - Thousand Acre UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - White Breast UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stephens State Forest - Woodburn UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Storm LakeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sugar Creek BottomsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sycamore GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sycamore Trail Recreation Area (Webster Township)Unknown — check official site
🗺️ T.H. Steele Prairie PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tedesco Environmental Learning CorridorUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Thorn Apple WoodsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Trolley CorridorUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Trolley TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Trumbull LakeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tuttle Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Twin Pond ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Virginia Grove Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Voas Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wapsi River Environmental Education CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wapsie Bluff County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wapsie River GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Washington Union AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Waterman Prairie ComplexUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Waterworks ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Welch Lake Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Fork AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Fork WetlandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Oak ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Okoboji Wetlands Complex Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Western Hills GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🌲 White Pine Hollow State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Whiterock ConservancyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wiegert PrairieUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Willow Creek County Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Winegar Lake - Tobin AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Winnebago County Home FarmUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Woodlands Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Worth County Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Yager Slough Waterfowl Production AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Yellow River State Forest - Luster Heights UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Yellow River State Forest - Mud Hen UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Yellow River State Forest - Paint Creek UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Yellow River State Forest - Paint Rock UnitUnknown — check official site

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