Jennings Randolph Recreation Area
- Manager
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Designation
- Recreation Management Area
- Size
- 11,973 acres
- Region
- Maryland
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 Maryland.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Maryland 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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Gray's Cup Lichen
Cladonia grayi
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia subtenuis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rough speckled shield lichen
Punctelia rudecta
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Western Pine-Aster Rust
Coleosporium asterum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dragon Horn
Cladonia squamosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rosette lichen
Physcia millegrana
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turban Lichen
Cladonia peziziformis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Pine-oak gall rust
Cronartium quercuum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Chicken Of The Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Edible (per source)
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).