Barkley Recreation Area

Manager: Army Corps of Engineers
Designation: Recreation Management Area
Size: 52,513 acres
Region: Kentucky

Mushroom harvest rules

Restricted

US Army Corps of Engineers project lands

Removing vegetative growth from Corps project lands is prohibited without written permission from the District Commander. Ask the project office about mushrooms.

36 CFR 327.14(a) prohibits destruction, injury, defacement, removal or alteration of public property, including vegetative growth, unless the District Commander gives written permission. The regulation does not mention mushrooms or say whether fungi count as vegetative growth; check with the project manager's office.

Official source: 36 CFR 327.14 Public property (Cornell LII copy of the eCFR text)

Last verified: November 11, 2026

Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.

See the foraging laws for Kentucky.