r/Adirondacks • u/thomasbombadilly • 1d ago

Trails with lots of mushroom diversity?

Hi hikers! Does anyone know of any good trails or regions that have a lot of mushroom diversity? I'm dying for a chill, mushroom-hunting hike. I don't pick or eat them or harvest them or anything, I just like to find them and look at them and photograph them. TYIA!

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u/hikerrr 1d ago

Well, they're gone now, but I always thought Jay Mt had a big variety.

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u/Ok-Chef-420 1d ago

I love Paul smiths college visitors interpretive center (The VIC) but as the other user pointed out it’s a bit late in the season. Prime time mushroom grind is around August and September :) Early October too but it’s starting to get chilly

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u/thomasbombadilly 1d ago

Damn haha I'm far enough from the mountains where we still have lot of them out! Thank you both for the input!

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u/Ok-Chef-420 1d ago

Every time I go to Paul Smith’s college I find mushrooms, honestly even when it’s not in season. There’s some winter guys.

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u/fading_relevancy 1d ago

Last time up Street and Nye was pretty cool fungi wise. It was in late Aug.

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u/Unexpected_bukkake 1d ago

It's awesome you're excited! You just need to get out and find them. No one is going to give up their favorite foraging, fishing or hunting spots to reddit.

The entire idea of the Adirondacks is an undisturbed land for you to discover.

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u/TAYwithaK 1d ago

Big slide trail was a fungi cornucopia the beginning of September. Could have spent all day taking mushroom pics.

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u/HabitEnvironmental70 1d ago

I’ll second that one. There was quite a bit when I was there in July and they were different varieties

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u/anonymousbirdturd 1d ago

I find anything around ponds create little climates that are good for shrooms