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Catskills / Hudson Valley Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Catskills / Hudson Valley

400–4,180 ft · NY🚗 Directions

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Catskill Park and surrounding Hudson Valley slopes. Northern hardwoods with sugar maple, beech, yellow birch, and tulip poplar. Old apple orchards and hemlock ravines throughout. Slide Mountain (4,180 ft) is the high point. Morels fruit in May along the Esopus Creek and Schoharie Creek drainages. Lower Hudson Valley slopes warm first.

Trees:Sugar Maple American Beech Yellow Birch

Updated Apr 19, 6:16 PM MT

Foraging Potential55/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

❌No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

0.00"

Precip 14d

0.00"

Soil Temp

59°F

SWE

Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.

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Nearby Camping

Within(11)

Phoenicia Black Bear Campground

developed

~2 mi from center

Sleepy Hollow Campgrounds

developed

~2.4 mi from center

Hide-A-Way Campsite

developed

~2.5 mi from center

Woodland Valley Campground

developed

~3.1 mi from center

Primitive Campsite

backcountry

~4 mi from center

Cold Spring Lodge

developed

~5.7 mi from center

Primitive Campsite

dispersed

NYSDEC~6.9 mi from centerFree/night

Kenneth L. Wilson Campground

developed

~7.8 mi from center

Devil's Tombstone Campground

developed

~9 mi from center

Trips Village

developed

~9.8 mi from center

Sequoia Village

developed

~9.9 mi from center

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.

0%

Drought

None

Snowmelt

complete

Viable Species

HIGH

Turkey Tail

All conditions met

HIGH

Dryad's Saddle

All conditions met

HIGH

Witch's Butter

All conditions met

HIGH

Chaga

All conditions met

HIGH

Jelly Ear

All conditions met

HIGH

Scarlet Elf Cup

All conditions met

HIGH

Dead Man's Fingers

All conditions met

HIGH

Artist's Conk

All conditions met

HIGH

Birch Polypore

All conditions met

HIGH

Tinder Fungus

All conditions met

HIGH

Devil's Urn

All conditions met

HIGH

Red-Belted Conk

All conditions met

HIGH

Thin-Walled Maze Polypore

All conditions met

HIGH

Mossy Maze Polypore

All conditions met

HIGH

False Turkey Tail

All conditions met

HIGH

Half-Free Morel

All conditions met

HIGH

Early Morel

All conditions met

HIGH

Snow Fungus

All conditions met

HIGH

Wood Ear

All conditions met

HIGH

Black Cup

All conditions met

HIGH

Green Elfcup

All conditions met

HIGH

Aspen Oyster

All conditions met

HIGH

Devil's Cigar

All conditions met

HIGH

King Alfred's Cakes

All conditions met

HIGH

Oak Mazegill

All conditions met

Limiting Factors

Hard freeze in 48h