Walpack Wildlife Management Area
- Manager
- State Fish and Wildlife
- Designation
- State Resource Management Area
- Size
- 707 acres
- Region
- New Jersey
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
State wildlife and game areas
No single rule applies; each state sets its own. Check with the state fish and wildlife agency before you pick.
These lands are managed by each state's fish and wildlife or natural resources agency, which sets its own rules. Use the state government directory to find the agency, then check the area's rules or call the local office.
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 New Jersey.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in New Jersey 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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40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rough speckled shield lichen
Punctelia rudecta
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Powdered Ruffle Lichen
Parmotrema hypotropum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
rosette lichen
Physcia millegrana
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dixie Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia subtenuis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
crowded parchment
Stereum complicatum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Fluffy Dust Lichen
Lepraria lobificans
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Violet-toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
Inedible -
Milk-white Toothed Polypore
Irpex lacteus
Inedible -
juniper-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).