Mushrooms
Ore Mountains
Krušné hory
- Walk-in
- Seasonal · Jun–Oct
- ≈2 h 30 min here
Birch and spruce on the ridge above the spa towns — birch boletes and milk caps, late July into October.
- Region
- Ústí nad Labem Region
- Category
- Mushrooms
- Coordinates
- 50.4300° N · 13.0500° 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 Ore Mountains?
- No, you can usually just turn up.
- When can you visit Ore Mountains?
- The mushroom season here usually runs from June to October, depending on rain.
- How much time do you need at Ore Mountains?
- Allow about 2 h 30 min on site, plus travel.
- How far is Ore Mountains from Prague?
- About 1 h 45 min by car from Prague (125 km), without traffic.
- What else is near Ore Mountains?
- Nearby on Pinsko: Jáchymov, 11 km; Karlovy Vary, 26 km and Moser Glassworks, Karlovy Vary, 27 km (straight-line distances).