🍄 Mushroom Foraging on public land in Michigan

272 public places in Michigan are listed for mushroom foraging (250 state & public land, 15 state forests, 6 national forests, 1 state parks). 3 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

🗺️ Ball PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Belle IsleUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bete Grise PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Briley Township Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Burt Township School ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Central Michigan University Biological StationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Charles E. Zeerip Memorial Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chippewa 2 Working Forest ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Debelak ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Deer Lake PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eagle Harbor Conservation and Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gratiot River County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Heartwood ForestlandUnknown — check official site
🌲 Hiawatha National Forestfree
🌲 Huron-Manistee National Forestsfree
🗺️ Iron County Forest PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Huron Sand Dunes Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lakewood AdditionsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Platte Lake Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lux Arbor ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Main Street PropertyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Methodist Mission ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Michigan State Forest Landfree
🌳 Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State ParkMI Recreation Passport: $14/yr residents; $11/day or $41/yr non-res vehicle
🗺️ PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Turtle Lake ClubUnknown — check official site
🗺️ 9 Mile Road PropertyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Aldo Leopold Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Allen Lake Public AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Anchor Bay Woods PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Au Sable State Forest - Grayling UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Audubon Woods PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Augusta Floodplain Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Baldwin Hatchery Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Baldwin River Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Baraga Plains Waterfowl Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Barbara C. Hoffius Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bare Bluff Shoreline Wilderness PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Battle Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beaver Basin WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bend Area Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bernard W. Baker SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bertha K. Daubendiek Memorial Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Betcher's Plat PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bete Grise Wetlands PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Betsie River Public Water Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Valley Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bird Island Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Creek Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black River Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boardman Valley Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bois Blanc Island Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boy Scout CampUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bridge Street Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Brockway 80 PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Camp MonroeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carl A. Gerstacker Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carter Lake PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carvey Green SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Charles S. Winston, Jr. Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chippewa 1 Working Forest ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chippewa 4 Working Forest ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chippewa 5 Working Forest ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chippewa Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Clear Creek Green Space PropertyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Conservancy Farm (SMLC)Unknown — check official site
🌲 Copper Country State Forest - Crystal Falls UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Copper Country State Forest- Baraga UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Critter HavenUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cy Clark Memorial Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dalton Equestrian ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Danklefsen AcresUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dayton-Willard PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dean Webster Memorial Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Deerfield Township ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dunbar Forest Experiment Station Michigan State UniversityUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eagle Harbor Red Pine Dunes Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Edna S. Newnan Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elbert Family Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elise M Kummer Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Escanaba River State Forest - Escanaba UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Finlander Bay Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Finton Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fochtman Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ford Eagle PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #10 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #11 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #12 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #18 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #19 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #21 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #22 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #3 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #6 ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #9 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fox Island Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Foxfire South Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gamber-Brisky PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gaylord Fishing ClubUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glenn Allen Island PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gogebic County ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Goodhart Farms Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grand Island National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grand River Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grand Traverse Commons Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grand Traverse Natural Education ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grass River Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gros Cap Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hagen PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Harwood Heritage PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hatlem Creek PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hickory MeadowsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Holiday Woodlands PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Huron Islands WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌲 Huron National ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Indian Pines ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ionia Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Island ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Isle Royale WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ives Road Fen PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Nature CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ James H. Klipfel Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Brockway MountainUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Janice Anshuetz Highland PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jeptha Lake FenUnknown — check official site
🗺️ John J. Helstrom Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ John Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Joseph and Mary Lizzadro Lakeshore PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Julius C. and Marie Moran Peter Memorial Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Keweenaw Shores No. 1 Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Koski Shores on Keweenaw BayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Glazon Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Gogebic East Side Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Lansing South PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Superior Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🌲 Lake Superior State Forest - Newberry UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Lake Superior State Forest - Shingleton UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lakeville Swamp Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lamberton Lake Fen Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laughbaum Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laur Big Salt River ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Le Chance Creek Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lightfoot Bay Cooperative Coastal Wetlands Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lighthouse IslandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Garlic Balds PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Loon Lake Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lost Lake Nature ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lucia K. Tower Preserve at Portage Point DunesUnknown — check official site
🗺️ M-15 Fishing Site and Canoe LaunchUnknown — check official site
🌲 Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mandenberg WoodsUnknown — check official site
🌲 Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger DistrictUnknown — check official site
🌲 Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger DistrictUnknown — check official site
🌲 Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger DistrictUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Manitou Island Light Station PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Manitou ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Manitou Passage Underwater PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maple Bay Park and Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maple River Public AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Marc's MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Marl Pit Creek Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Martin Bay Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mary Macdonald Preserve at Horseshoe Harbor MichiganUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maxton Plains PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ McCormick WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ McCulley-Bastian Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ McNeel PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Menonaqua Woods Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Meridian Road PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Michigamme HighlandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Michigan Islands WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Morgan Porritt Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Myers Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nawaka Lake Public AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nordhouse Dunes WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ North Point Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ North Ridge PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ontonagon Wild And Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Otis Farm Bird SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Owashtanong Islands SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pat Grogan Shelldrake Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Paw Paw River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Payne Lake Public AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pere Marquette Floodplain Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Federal Unit)Unknown — check official site
🌲 Pigeon River Country State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Point of ViewUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Prairie Road PropertyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Princess Point Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Railroad Point Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Red Cedar Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Red Cedar River Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Redwyn's Dunes Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Reed Lake Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ River Bend Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ River Road Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ River Trails Heritage ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Riverbank SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Robert H. Briggs and Herald W. Cox Memorial Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Robert T. Brown Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ronald H. Warner SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Round Island Point Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rudolphi WoodsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Russell and Miriam Grinnell Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Bare BluffUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rust ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saginaw Wetlands Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sally M. Ollila Memorial WoodlandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Salt River Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sarah Catherine Rockafellow Memorial Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sarah Jane's Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Schwemwood ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Seney WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sharon E. Johnson Memorial Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shorewood Forrest PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sievers PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Silverbrook AcresUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Slate River ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sleeping Bear Dunes WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sloan PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Smithfield ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Soo Muskeg Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Island Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Pond Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Vandenboom Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sower Woods PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sparta Nature TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Spencer ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sportsmasters ClubUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Spring Hill School ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ St. Clair Woods Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stearns PreserveUnknown — check official site

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