‘I was not expecting how good these would be’: The ultimate payoff of mushroom hunting

This ultimate payoff of mushroom hunting is featured in this 2022 episode of Peak Northwest podcast, where hosts Jamie Hale and Vickie Connor take listeners through their guided mushroom foraging adventure at Fort Stevens State Park. A basket of recently harvested white matsutake mushrooms found at Fort Stevens State Park on the north Oregon coast. A bunch of chanterelle mushrooms found on a guided walk at Fort Stevens State Park on the north Oregon coast. Recently harvested white matsutake mushrooms at Fort Stevens State Park on the north Oregon coast. Jamie Hale/The OregonianFor those inspired to experience this for themselves, the podcast notes that Fort Stevens offers guided mushroom hikes every fall.