Updated 28 July 2026
Chanterelle in Bas-Rhin, France: live forecast and 14-day outlook
Mushroom season in Bas-Rhin, France is building right now, with chanterelle sitting at 23% today. The typical season runs June to October, and we’re in July now
Fruits in warm, humid weather a week or two after steady summer rain, typically when soil stays moist and temperatures sit around 15 to 20 C. A wet spell breaking a dry period often brings a flush.
Often shares ground with porcini and other boletes in the same oak and birch woods, and you may find hedgehog mushrooms nearby in late summer. Look for ground patches where moss and blaeberry or bilberry grow on acidic soil.
Keep fresh in a paper bag in the fridge for up to a week, brushing off dirt rather than washing them wet. They do not dry as well as many mushrooms, so for longer keeping cook them first then freeze, or preserve in oil or by pickling.
The main dangerous lookalike is the Jack o’lantern (Omphalotus illudens, and the European Omphalotus olearius), which is toxic and causes severe sickness; it grows in clumps on wood or stumps and has true sharp gills rather than blunt forked ridges. The false chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca) is also confused with it but has thinner, true gills and a more orange colour, and is best avoided.
Bas-Rhin stretches from the crest of the northern Vosges down across the flat Alsatian plain to the Rhine, which forms its eastern border with Germany. Pink-sandstone hills rise in the north-west, while the Ill and its tributaries braid through the low-lying Ried wetlands. Strasbourg sits on the plain. Woodlands range from Scots pine and oak on the sandy soils of the vast Forêt de Haguenau to beech, silver fir and spruce climbing the Vosges. Alluvial hardwood forests of oak, ash and alder line the Ried. This mix of acidic sandy ground and rich, damp bottomland gives fungi varied footholds.
The département has a semi-continental climate, with cold winters and warm summers. The Vosges shelter the plain and keep it relatively dry, while the mountains themselves catch more rain and stay cooler. Warm, humid late summers and mild, moist autumns drive the main flushes from September into November. The sandy pinewoods around Haguenau are prized for boletes, while cep, chanterelle and hedgehog fungus fill the beech and fir slopes of the Vosges. Damp Ried oakwoods yield morels in spring near ash and elm. Trumpet of the dead and other autumn species round out a strong local gathering tradition.
FAQ
Where do chanterelle grow in Bas-Rhin, France?
Grows on the ground in deciduous and coniferous woodland, in a mycorrhizal partnership with trees such as oak, beech, birch and pine. It often appears in mossy ground, on banks and along path edges, frequently coming back in the same spots year after year. They tend to come back to the same kinds of ground year after year, so once you find good cover it is worth checking again. ShroomCast does not share exact spots; it tells you the timing for Bas-Rhin, France so you know when it is worth heading out.
How do I know chanterelle season has started in Bas-Rhin, France?
Season usually kicks off after a warm spell followed by steady rain, with the first flushes appearing somewhere in the June to October window. The clearest sign is the live forecast lifting off zero into ‘just starting’ or ‘building’. For Bas-Rhin, France it currently sits at 23% and is building.
Are chanterelle out near me right now in Bas-Rhin, France?
Today the chanterelle forecast for Bas-Rhin, France is 23% and conditions are building. That is a live read for the region this July, and it shifts with the weather rather than following a fixed calendar. It tells you if it is worth heading out in Bas-Rhin, France right now.
What should I look for this week for chanterelle in Bas-Rhin, France?
This week in Bas-Rhin, France the forecast is 23% and building. Grows on the ground in deciduous and coniferous woodland, in a mycorrhizal partnership with trees such as oak, beech, birch and pine. It often appears in mossy ground, on banks and along path edges, frequently coming back in the same spots year after year. The 14-day outlook on the page shows whether conditions are climbing toward a flush or easing off, so you can pick your day.
Is it mushroom season in Bas-Rhin, France right now?
For chanterelle in Bas-Rhin, France, the typical season is June to October, and today the live forecast reads 23% with conditions building this July. So yes or no depends on the day and the weather, which is exactly what the forecast tracks.
See the live regional forecast in the ShroomCast app.
Scale: 0-20% very low · 20-40% low · 40-60% moderate · 60-80% high · 80-100% excellent. ShroomCast forecasts fruiting probability from weather, soil, forests and years of observations – a guide, not a guarantee of finds.