Elk State Park
- Manager
- State Park and Recreation
- Designation
- State Park
- Size
- 3,242 acres
- Region
- Pennsylvania
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
State parks
No single rule applies; each state park agency sets its own. Check with the park or its state agency before you pick.
State park rules are set by each state's agency and sometimes by the individual park. Use the state government directory to find the parks agency, then check the park's rules or ask a ranger. See this site's state pages for what we have verified.
Official source: USA.gov: State government directory
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for Pennsylvania.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Pennsylvania and in season now
Based on state-wide records for this month, not specific to this land. Edibility rules still apply: never eat a wild mushroom based on this site.
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Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat - No photo yet
Saitozyma podzolica
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Common Earthball
Scleroderma citrinum
Poisonous -
common porecrust
Schizophyllum commune
Edible (per source) -
Puccinia podophylli
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Stripe Smut Of Grasses
Ustilago striiformis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Chicken Of The Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Edible (per source) -
Blushing Bracket
Daedaleopsis confragosa
Inedible -
Violet-toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
Inedible -
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
Inedible -
rough speckled shield lichen
Punctelia rudecta
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).