Mushrooms
Brdy Highlands
Brdy
- Walk-in
- Seasonal · Jun–Oct
- ≈2 h 30 min here
A military zone closed to the public until 2016, now the best-known mushroom ground within an hour of Prague. Boletes and bay boletes from late June, peak in September.
- Region
- Central Bohemian Region
- Category
- Mushrooms
- Coordinates
- 49.7000° N · 13.8500° E
Good to know
Picking for your own use is allowed in Czech forests and needs no permit — but not in national park core zones, nature reserves or fenced plantations. Go early, after rain, and leave anything you cannot name.
A rough guide to seasons and booking, not live opening hours – those are on the map listings above.
Quick answers
- Do you need to book a visit to Brdy Highlands?
- No, you can usually just turn up.
- When can you visit Brdy Highlands?
- The mushroom season here usually runs from June to October, depending on rain.
- How much time do you need at Brdy Highlands?
- Allow about 2 h 30 min on site, plus travel.
- How far is Brdy Highlands from Prague?
- About 1 h 20 min by car from Prague (82 km), without traffic.
- What else is near Brdy Highlands?
- Nearby on Pinsko: Příbram Mining Museum, 10 km; Svatá Hora, Příbram, 12 km and Bohemia Sekt, Starý Plzenec, 27 km (straight-line distances).