Kootenay-Boundary: morel burns for 2027

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Scout first 6

At least 300 ha open to picking, roads in, not too steep. Drive the roads in early and check closures in spring.

• Matthew CreekScout first 1,976 ha open (100%) · 1,652–2,193 m · 55 min from Cranbrook
• Hope Creek NorthScout first 1,772 ha open (99%) · 979–2,083 m · 2.1 h from Revelstoke
• Inonoaklin CreekScout first 1,562 ha open (100%) · 881–1,419 m · 1.8 h from Vernon
• Wait CreekScout first 1,400 ha open (99%) · 893–927 m · 40 min from Cranbrook
• Johnson CreekScout first 668 ha open (96%) · 649–1,687 m · 1.1 h from Revelstoke
• Mt. FreyaScout first 377 ha open (100%) · 1,617–2,196 m · 1.1 h from Castlegar

Worth a look 27

Smaller, steeper, lightly burned or harder to reach. Worth it if you’re nearby.

• Tower Creek #2Worth a look 1,451 ha open (100%) · 1,085–2,053 m · 1 h from Cranbrook
• Sea Lion MountainWorth a look 1,377 ha open (100%) · 1,143–2,034 m · 45 min from Golden
• Jumbo CreekWorth a look 1,159 ha open (100%) · 1,585–2,242 m · 2.5 h from Golden
• Lew CreekWorth a look 776 ha open (72%) · 885–1,552 m · 1.7 h from Revelstoke
• Poplar CreekWorth a look 613 ha open (91%) · 817–1,572 m · 2.3 h from Revelstoke
• Downey CreekWorth a look 348 ha open (100%) · 886–1,887 m · 1.4 h from Revelstoke
• Sable CreekWorth a look 290 ha open (100%) · 800–1,433 m · 1 h from Revelstoke
• Mt RollinsWorth a look 245 ha open (100%) · 1,886–2,249 m · 1.5 h from Nelson
• Calamity CreekWorth a look 187 ha open (100%) · 1,408–1,892 m · 1.5 h from Cranbrook
• Bachelor CreekWorth a look 150 ha open (100%) · 1,554–1,928 m · 1.4 h from Revelstoke
• Ezra CreekWorth a look 149 ha open (100%) · 1,477–1,629 m · 15 min from Castlegar
• Nightmare FSRWorth a look 142 ha open (100%) · 840–1,351 m · 1.6 h from Revelstoke
• Lussier RiverWorth a look 116 ha open (100%) · 879–918 m · 1.2 h from Cranbrook
• Duncan RiverWorth a look 76 ha open (100%) · 1,334–1,721 m · 1.4 h from Golden
• Bloom Creek 2Worth a look 62 ha open (100%) · 1,503–1,700 m · 1.3 h from Cranbrook
• McGuire CreekWorth a look 54 ha open (100%) · 1,543–1,814 m · 1.5 h from Cranbrook
• Henrys CreekWorth a look 49 ha open (100%) · 1,623–2,130 m · 55 min from Revelstoke
• 6 MileWorth a look 37 ha open (100%) · 441–441 m · 15 min from Revelstoke
• Marten CreekWorth a look 36 ha open (100%) · 1,634–1,860 m · 1.5 h from Nelson
• Pettipiece LakeWorth a look 35 ha open (100%) · 1,657–1,714 m · 1.3 h from Revelstoke
• Hooker Creek #3Worth a look 34 ha open (100%) · 1,741–1,962 m · 1.1 h from Nelson
• John Bull MountainWorth a look 34 ha open (100%) · 2,038–2,192 m · 1.1 h from Nelson
• Halfway RiverWorth a look 33 ha open (100%) · 1,466–1,757 m · 1.6 h from Revelstoke
• Monk CreekWorth a look 28 ha open (100%) · 1,402–1,598 m · 1.4 h from Nelson
• Hooker Creek #2Worth a look 28 ha open (100%) · 1,737–1,963 m · 1.1 h from Nelson
• Ranger LakeWorth a look 24 ha open (100%) · 1,226–1,267 m · 1.1 h from Cranbrook
• Fairhurst CreekWorth a look 22 ha open (100%) · 632–904 m · 1.8 h from Nelson

Burns are hazardous ground and some are still being fought. Check BC Wildfire Service area restrictions before every trip, and never eat a wild mushroom on an app’s say-so. Pickable doesn’t identify mushrooms.

These rankings use only the fire perimeters and land records: how much of each burn is open Crown land, which way it faces, how steep it is and how close the roads are. They don’t promise mushrooms, and burn severity for 2026 isn’t published yet. See data sources and how Pickable calls morels.