Join us on a mushroom walk to learn how to find and identify mushrooms. These educational walks are not for foraging and we will be leaving most mushrooms in place for the other walks. Also, in order to ensure the safety of all, no dogs are allowed on any of the mushroom walks.
Two levels of walks are offered:
Beginner to Intermediate Mycology Walks – Learn mushroom basics with the leader highlighting identification of common edible and toxic mushrooms. You will also be introduced to how to approach mushroom identification, the importance of taxonomy (scientific classification and naming), and tips to continue your exploration of the world of mycology.
Intermediate to Advanced Mycology Walks – If you are comfortable with mushroom basics, join our intermediate to advanced hikes to grow your skills in identifying new mushrooms you come across, learning how the surrounding ecosystem gives you clues to finding and identifying mushrooms, using taxonomy and tools to deepen your understanding of mycology and on some walks, the science of forest mycology.
Fee: $10. Note that some sign-up slots are available online, and additional sign-up slots will be available by stopping by the Keynote Dinner Sales table or the Information Tent. If the walk is noted as “sold out” online, stop by the Information Tent during the festival to see what walks are still available. We cannot offer refunds if your plans change, but you can transfer your ticket to another participant by sending them your event confirmation and receipt and authorizing them to use it.
Walk Location: The walk location is specified by the walk time. Parking is very limited for the Cummins Creek walks so you must be willing to carpool from the Yachats Commons Info Tent. Parking at the Cape Perpetua Visitor’s Center is extremely limited and costs $5. The Trolley will be available to take participants to some of the Cape Perpetua walks.
Friday Walk
Events for October 16, 2026
Friday Truffle Dog Walk (in Philomath, OR) | Sarah Colby $25
FRIDAY 1:00-3:00PM - LOCATION: MARYS PEAK DAY USE PARKING LOT, PHILOMATH, OR( 1.5 hours from Yachats Commons) Cost: $25 (does not include the $5 parking fee; Recreation Passes are accepted) ...
Saturday Walks
Events for October 17, 2026
BEGINNNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | SCOTT BRADLEY
SATURDAY 10-11:15AM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Scott Bradley - I have been a hunter/gatherer since I was a toddler and pill bugs had to be pried from my hands ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | SUSIE HOLMES
SATURDAY 10-11:15AM LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK Susie Holmes is a founding member of the Cascade Mycological Society and biology faculty member at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon where she teaches ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | BRANDY DAVIES & BRYCE ENGLEHARDT
SATURDAY 10-11:15AM LOCATION: NEPTUNE BEACH SOUTH PARKING LOT Brandy and Bryce are Roseburg-based mushroom enthusiasts who have spent years exploring Oregon’s forests in search of fungi. They met four years ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | MATTHEW J. TRAPPE
SATURDAY 10:30-11:45AM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Dr. Matt Trappe is the lead author of the Field Guide to North American Truffles, and led forays for the North American Truffling ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | LUKE MAURER & JESSIE VARGO
SATURDAY 11:30-12:45pm - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Luke Maurer and Jessie Vargo, FeatherCap Field Guide, FeatherCap Llc., Portland, OR Whether it’s farming, fishing, or foraging for fungi, FeatherCap is ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | MIKE POTTS
SATURDAY 11:45AM-1PM LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK TRAILHEAD Mike Potts is an amateur mycologist who has studied fungi and their habitats in southern Oregon since 2006. He is an expert in field ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | BRANDY DAVIES & BRYCE ENGLEHARDT
SATURDAY 11:45-1PM LOCATION: NEPTUNE BEACH SOUTH PARKING LOT Brandy and Bryce are Roseburg-based mushroom enthusiasts who have spent years exploring Oregon’s forests in search of fungi. They met four years ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | JOYCE EBERHART & SCOTT BRADLEY
SATURDAY 12-1:15PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Joyce Eberhart is retired from Oregon State University after 38 years in research. For most of her career she enjoyed doing research on ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | JON SOMMER
SATURDAY 1-2:15PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Jon Sommer has led mushroom forays, given lectures on a range of mycological topics, and taught mushroom identification across the United States for ...
Truffle Walk with Heather Dawson
Join Heather Dawson, PhD student and Truffle researcher from the University of Oregon and her Truffle Dog Rye as they hunt wild truffles in the forests of the Oregon coast. ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | LEE YAMADA & SUZAN HARPER
SATURDAY 1:30-2:45PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Lee Yamada: I’ve been interested in mushrooms for a long time, way before the 80’s. I started to study mushrooms in the early ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | JOSEPH SPIVACK
SATURDAY 1:30-2:45PM LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK TRAILHEAD Joe Spivack is a mushroom educator who taught community education mushroom courses for 10 years. Joe is a founding member of Cascade Mycological Society.
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | CHRIS MELOTTI & MOLLY WIDMER
SATURDAY 2:30-4:30PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER For over 30 years, Chris Melotti has worked as a wildlife biologist and Molly Widmer as a botanist. As long-term forest professionals in ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | LEE YAMADA & SUZAN HARPER
SATURDAY 3-4:15PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Lee Yamada: I’ve been interested in mushrooms for a long time, way before the 80’s. I started to study mushrooms in the early ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | JOSEPH SPIVACK
SATURDAY 3:15-4:30PM LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK TRAILHEAD Joe Spivack is a mushroom educator who taught community education mushroom courses for 10 years. Joe is a founding member of Cascade Mycological Society.
Sunday Walks
Events for October 18, 2026
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | JOSEPH SPIVACK
SUNDAY 10-11:15AM LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK TRAILHEAD Joe Spivack is a mushroom educator who taught community education mushroom courses for 10 years. Joe is a founding member of Cascade Mycological Society.
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | CHRIS MELOTTI & MOLLY WIDMER
SUNDAY 10AM-12PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER For over 30 years, Chris Melotti has worked as a wildlife biologist and Molly Widmer as a botanist. As long-term forest professionals in ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | SUSIE HOLMES
SUNDAY 10:30-11:45AM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Susie Holmes is a founding member of the Cascade Mycological Society and biology faculty member at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon where ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | LUKE MAURER & JESSIE VARGO
SUNDAY 11:45AM-1PM LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK TRAILHEAD Luke Maurer and Jessie Vargo, FeatherCap Field Guide, FeatherCap Llc., Portland, OR Whether it’s farming, fishing, or foraging for fungi, FeatherCap is home to ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | MATT TRAPPE
SUNDAY 12-1:15PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Dr. Matt Trappe is the lead author of the Field Guide to North American Truffles, and led forays for the North American Truffling ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | LEE YAMADA & SUZAN HARPER
SUNDAY 12:15-1:30PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Lee Yamada: I’ve been interested in mushrooms for a long time, way before the 80’s. I started to study mushrooms in the early ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | MIKE POTTS
SUNDAY 1:30-2:45PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Mike Potts is an amateur mycologist who has studied fungi and their habitats in southern Oregon since 2006. He is an expert in ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | JON SOMMER
SUNDAY 1:45-3PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Jon Sommer has led mushroom forays, given lectures on a range of mycological topics, and taught mushroom identification across the United States for ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | MIKE POTTS
SUNDAY 3-4:15PM LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Mike Potts is an amateur mycologist who has studied fungi and their habitats in southern Oregon since 2006. He is an expert in ...
