Santa Cruz Mushroom Foraging

Join Maya Elson in the Santa Cruz Mountains (about 2 hours from SF) and cover the basics of wild mushroom. After a brief talk on the ecology and safe and ethical mushroom hunting, we'll set you free to forage. At the end, you’ll meet back up with Maya to help identify your finds. Foragers in our classes have found chanterelles, boletes, black trumpet, morels, hedgehogs, and lots of other great species of delicious wild mushrooms. Classes are 3-4 hours and great for both beginner and experienced foragers.

Please note that, although our foragers often go home with mushrooms, we are at the whim of nature, so we can’t guarantee you’ll find any on your trip. We can, however, promise that you’ll have a great time and learn a ton about foraging!