Rothrock State Forest
- Manager
- State Department of Natural Resources
- Designation
- State Resource Management Area
- Size
- 88,615 acres
- Region
- Pennsylvania
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
State forests
No single rule applies; each state sets its own. Check with the managing state forestry agency before you pick.
State forest rules are set by each state's forestry or natural resources agency and sometimes by the individual forest. Find your state's forestry agency through the directory linked here, then check its rules or call the local office. See this site's state pages for what we have verified.
Official source: National Association of State Foresters: state forestry agency 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).