State foraging calendar

Indiana Foraging Calendar

Indiana's foraging is dominated by the rich bottomland hardwood forests of the river systems that cut through the state, with morel hunting along the White, Wabash, and Ohio rivers being the defining spring foraging event for thousands of Hoosiers. The Hoosier National Forest and the unglaciated hill country of the south provide the state's best foraging habitat, with pawpaws, black walnuts, ramps, and a good fall mushroom season in the upland hardwood stands. Northern Indiana's lake country produces wild blueberries, cranberries on the bogs, and beach plums in the dune habitat along Lake Michigan. Indiana's strong German heritage has kept alive foraging traditions, particularly for mushrooms and wild greens, in the older rural communities of the south.

3 bioregions across Indiana