Mushrooms
Žďárské vrchy
- Walk-in
- Seasonal · Jun–Oct
- ≈2 h 30 min here
High spruce country on the Bohemian-Moravian ridge; later and cooler than the lowlands, so the season runs well into October.
- Region
- Vysočina Region
- Category
- Mushrooms
- Coordinates
- 49.6500° N · 16.0500° 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 Žďárské vrchy?
- No, you can usually just turn up.
- When can you visit Žďárské vrchy?
- The mushroom season here usually runs from June to October, depending on rain.
- How much time do you need at Žďárské vrchy?
- Allow about 2 h 30 min on site, plus travel.
- How far is Žďárské vrchy from Prague and Brno?
- About 2 h 20 min by car from Prague (178 km), or 1 h 20 min from Brno (77 km), without traffic.
- What else is near Žďárské vrchy?
- Nearby on Pinsko: Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk, 12 km; Veselý Kopec Open-Air Museum, 20 km and Chotěboř Brewery, 26 km (straight-line distances).