MUSHROOM SPOT
Find mushroom locations on the map, navigate, and keep track of your spots
Mushroom Spot is the perfect companion for all mushroom enthusiasts. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, this app will help you find the best picks.
With its easy-to-use interface and powerful features, you'll always be able to find new mushrooms around you and share your favourite mushroom spots with friends.
We’ll help you open the world of mushrooms and outdoor adventures.
Informative map
Mushroom spot makes mushrooms findable. We show spots with meters accuracy where to go mushroom picking providing essential information for a successful foraging experience.
Explore mushroom guide
Explore a vast guide of mushroom species, including detailed information on edible mushrooms and foraging tips. Learn how to identify mushrooms by recognizing key characteristics like the cap, stem, smell, and more with the help of our comprehensive mushroom guide.
Advanced search & filters
Our app offers a wide range of search criteria and filters, allowing mushroom enthusiasts to easily locate ideal spots for foraging wild mushrooms and makes mushroom hunting for beginners easier to start.
Keep track of your own spots
Log all your findings in one place, and share mushroom spots to inspire and inform fellow mushroom pickers.
Mushrooms seasonality
Mushroom Spot provides information on when is the best time to go mushroom hunting during the year and will tell you what mushrooms are growing right now.
Navigation
Find your way to mushroom spots using your favorite navigation apps. Our mushroom hunting app allows you to open the location in Google Maps, Apple Maps, or another map service installed on your phone.
FAQ: All that you wanted to know about mushroom hunting with Mushroom Spot
How do we know where mushrooms grow? Over the past century, diligent researchers and passionate naturalists have dedicated themselves to mushroom hunting and documenting mushroom observations. Their tireless efforts have resulted in a vast collection of valuable data. Our platform offers the most intuitive and user-friendly interface, enabling easy access to the mushroom map. By utilizing our mushroom hunting app, users can dive into the world of mushroom observations and explore the fascinating world of mycology with utmost convenience.
How accurate are spot locations? Our data contains accuracy for most of our mushroom spots. Most of our spots have an accuracy of under 100 meters. This means that the mushrooms you are looking for will grow within 100 meters of the spot specified on our map. Each mushroom spot has information on how accurate are the spot coordinates.
I don't know much about mushrooms. Is Mushroom Spot useful for me? If you're new to mushroom hunting and don't know where to go mushroom picking, the Mushroom Spot app could be just what you need. It's designed for beginners like you who want to explore mushroom hunting in their area. With features tailored for newcomers and information on local mushroom spots, it's a great tool to kickstart your mushroom hunting journey.
In which countries is Mushroom Spot available? Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, USA
In which languages is Mushroom Spot available? We are currently supporting English, Finnish, Russian, Swedish and Norwegian.
Mushroom Spot is not available in my country. What can I do? We are currently available only in countries where we have scientific data about where to go mushroom picking and when is the best time to go mushroom hunting. As our project continues to grow, we kindly request you to provide us with information about the countries where we should consider establishing our app in the future. It's possible to do this within the contact form on the website or directly through the app. Your input will greatly contribute to our decision-making process as we plan our next steps.
Our team
Roman
Sofia
Ruut
There are three of us behind the Mushroom Spot app: Roma, Ruut, and Sofia. Based in Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮, we're on a mission to make an app that will help you in each step of your mushroom-hunting journey.
Picture this: two years ago, during one of our unsuccessful mushroom hunts, a lightbulb moment struck us – let's create a mushroom map that shows you exactly where to forage. And voila, Mushroom Spot was born.