Bigfoot reports from the 1980s
854 cases, best-documented first. Page 5 of 9.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Bigfoot · Portsmouth, Ohio · 1982
Witness reports hearing loud strides and a growl from an unseen creature approaching their car at Shawnee State Forest, followed by a thump on the vehicle and large handprints found in the dust…
Bigfoot · Keno, Oregon · 1980
Witness reports hearing deep bipedal footsteps and seeing a shaggy finger silhouette poking through a trailer vent while staying in a camp trailer near Bear Valley.
Bigfoot · Creswell Heights, Washington · 1985
Witnesses report hearing a loud, guttural, high-pitched yell from the trees while walking on a logging road in June or July 1985.
Bigfoot · Sisters, Oregon · 1987
Witness reports that rocks were thrown at their campsite by an unseen entity while hiking in the Three Sisters Wilderness.
Bigfoot · Clarksburg, Ohio · 1980
Witness reports seeing a tall, reddish-brown hairy creature identified as bigfoot on the bank of Deer Creek while wading with his father and cousin.
Bigfoot · Bronson, Florida · 1981
Witness reports seeing a huge, naked, hairy bipedal creature walking out of the woods on Highway 27 near Bronson, Florida, which then picked up a juvenile and disappeared into the trees.
Bigfoot · Pulaski County, Missouri · 1982
A witness on guard duty at Fort Leonard Wood reports seeing a tall, brown-haired bigfoot cross a dirt road in the late afternoon.
Bigfoot · Winlock, Washington · 1980
Witness reports being followed by a bipedal creature up their driveway in 1980 and hearing loud ape-like vocalizations that night.
Bigfoot · Alpine County, California · 1983
Witness reports hearing a loud two-tone whistle from ground level while cross-country running near Lower Blue and Twin Lake, which sounded like a mammal but was not identified.
Bigfoot · King County, Washington · 1984
Witness and a young couple heard a loud scream that changed to a low guttural roar and saw tree branches snapping near their campsites at Snow Lake.
Bigfoot · Kalama, Washington · 1984
Witness reports seeing a large, black, bipedal figure across the river killing a fish against a rock.
Bigfoot · Mînî Thnî, Alberta · 1985
Witness reports hearing loud screams ending in a growl during a backyard baseball game in the summer of 1985.
Bigfoot · Kootenay Bay, British Columbia · 1985
Witness and brother report hearing a long drawn out series of screams or wails coming from the northeast near Kootenay Bay.
Bigfoot · Sutherlin, Oregon · 1980
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, upright walking creature on a steep embankment near a logging road while hiking with a friend.
Bigfoot · Sonoma County, California · 1980
Witness reports seeing a humanoid figure with brown eyes and a big nose holding items in its left arm at a youth camp near the Russian River.
Bigfoot · Port Angeles, Washington · 1983
Witness reports seeing a tall, black, bipedal creature with long arms and a flat face near Lee's creek in Fall 1983.
Bigfoot · Twin Valley, Ohio · 1985
Witness reports seeing a large, odor-emitting bipedal creature sitting on a rock in the woods before it fled.
Bigfoot · McIntosh County, Oklahoma · 1986
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, upright-running creature in a pasture with her boyfriend.
Bigfoot · Lake Chelan, Washington · 1985
Witness reports hearing a series of large trees falling with a thud in the basin near Cub Lake while hiking.
Bigfoot · Windsor, North Carolina · 1989
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, apelike creature that initially appeared as a stump before standing up and interacting with them in a swamp.
Bigfoot · York County, South Carolina · 1986
Witness reports seeing a large, light-brown haired humanoid creature with yellow teeth eating grapes in a wooded hollow while riding his bike.
Bigfoot · Park County, Wyoming · 1980
Witness reports hearing and seeing a large, heavy, bipedal creature running past their tent in Yellowstone National Park during the winter of 1980.
Bigfoot · Barnardsville, North Carolina · 1986
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy, upright creature standing beside a tree on a mountain road near Barnardsville, NC, which watched them drive by before disappearing.
Bigfoot · Town of Whitehall, New York · 1981
Witness reports seeing a large bipedal figure walking across a marshy area near East Bay, which then ran at incredible speed toward the witnesses' car before breaking off pursuit.
Bigfoot · Brinnon, Washington · 1980
Witness reports seeing a large figure with a big stride and swinging arms near a campsite while fly fishing.
Bigfoot · Johnson County, Texas · 1985
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered, bipedal creature with no neck rolling rocks in a cliff hollow near the Brazos River.
Bigfoot · Satsop River, Washington · 1982
Witness reports finding two separate sets of large tracks emerging from the Satsop River at Worman's Bar.
Bigfoot · Arago, Oregon · 1980
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy animal with broad shoulders and non-flexing spine climbing a roadcut while delivering newspapers.
Bigfoot · Little Truckee River, California · 1984
Witness reports seeing a large bipedal creature leaning over a pine tree near their campsite before it ran away.
Bigfoot · Cedarville, Arkansas · 1985
Witness and his friend [name] report seeing a huge, 7-foot tall man covered in reddish-brown fur near their campsite after hearing strange grunting sounds.
Bigfoot · Logan County, Arkansas · 1986
Witness reports being followed by an unseen entity in the woods during a hunting incident shortly after the road sighting.
Bigfoot · Tulare County, California · 1986
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot running on two legs among Joshua trees near Kennedy Meadows while driving at dusk.
Bigfoot · Post Falls, Idaho · 1988
Witness reports seeing a giant creature face-to-face while relieving himself near his truck, which then ran into the forest breaking branches.
Bigfoot · Huntsville, Utah · 1987
Witness reports hearing a loud grunting noise and seeing basketball-sized rocks thrown from thick brush while hunting in the Wasatch Mountains.
Bigfoot · Shasta County, California · 1986
Witness reports hearing and smelling a creature circling their truck for hours, noting it sounded like something walking on two legs and left disturbed pine needles and broken limbs high up in trees.
Bigfoot · Aliceville, Alabama · 1980
Witness reports seeing a tall, wavering object walking up a hill at a city park after hearing sounds from the same location.
Bigfoot · Lenawee County, Michigan · 1980
Witness reports a large, bipedal, reddish-brown creature crossing the highway at high speed in front of their car.
Bigfoot · Milltown, Arkansas · 1986
Witness reports seeing a hairy humanoid walking across a dirt road at night while driving with friends.
Bigfoot · Marinette, Wisconsin · 1981
Witness reports seeing a large biped walking in a ditch while driving on Rader Road.
Bigfoot · Sunriver, Oregon · 1980
Witness reports seeing a large, light reddish-brown, hairy humanoid man standing in the road shielding his eyes from headlights during a night drive in summer 1980.
Bigfoot · Lima, Ohio · 1987
A 15-year-old witness reports seeing a large, dark-haired creature with a human face drinking from a creek on a golf course bridge.
Bigfoot · Lake Butler, Florida · 1986
A witness reports finding large scat and deep tracks in a hog wallow while archery hunting, initially assuming they belonged to a large black bear.
Bigfoot · Park County, Montana · 1989
Witness reports seeing a dark form that stood up on two legs and walked away with fluid motion, initially mistaken for a bear.
Bigfoot · Colville, Washington · 1981
Witness reports seeing a large, muscular humanoid looking into their window and hearing it walk away into the woods.
Bigfoot · Town of Poestenkill, New York · 1988
Witnesses report seeing a large, upright, red-haired humanoid figure running across a field near Berlin, N.Y. in 1988.
Bigfoot · Oakdale, Louisiana · 1980
A hunter reports seeing a large, dark figure standing in the brush that moved toward him after his dog was attacked.
Bigfoot · Noble County, Ohio · 1982
Witness reports seeing a huge silhouette walking across a driveway opening at night, which grunted and appeared to be looking for the source of their talking.
Bigfoot · Middleton, Tennessee · 1989
Witness reports hearing a heavy musky smell and seeing a dark shape running in circles around him while deer hunting.
Bigfoot · Mifflin County, Pennsylvania · 1980
Witness reports hearing a turkey-like cluck followed by a low growl from thick brush while turkey hunting, leading them to speculate it was a camouflaged hunter.
Bigfoot · Citrus County, Florida · 1983
Witness reports spotting large eyes approximately 7 to 8 feet off the ground while spotlighting deer in central Florida, followed by a loud scream that caused his father to stall the truck.
Bigfoot · Traverse City, Michigan · 1982
Witness reports finding huge footprints on a sandy dirt road and by a creek, believing they had encountered a Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · 1980s
Witness recalls hearing a similar sound in Pennsylvania while camping with grandparents, which scared them into staying in their camper all night.
Bigfoot · San Diego County, California · 1982
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark, bulky figure standing silently in a meadow near Camp Pendleton.
Bigfoot · Sheridan County, Wyoming · 1985
Witness reports seeing a massive, hair-covered human-like animal standing near a fence line in the woods.
Bigfoot · Shasta County, California · 1984
Witness reports finding large, wide, flat-footed human-like footprints in a creek bed and later hearing loud screams and growls from the woods.
Bigfoot · Cumberland, Washington · 1980s
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal creature resembling a Bigfoot near a swamp and road in the mid-1980s.
Bigfoot · LaSalle, Illinois · 1980
Witness reports seeing a hairy monster with red eyes near their grandparents' farm in Illinois between 1980 and 1999.
Bigfoot · Dundas, Ohio · 1986
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature running across a road in Vinton County, Ohio, while being chased by dogs.
Bigfoot · Watsonville, California · 1980
Witness reports seeing a huge, brown-haired humanoid walking on the side of Hecker Pass in early fall 1980.
Bigfoot · Bass Lake, California · 1988
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot with jet black fur near Bass Lake while hunting.
Bigfoot · Coconino County, Arizona · 1983
Witness reports hearing heavy thumping and breathing in the woods before seeing a six to seven foot tall dark brown shaggy creature moving away.
Bigfoot · Caddo Lake, Louisiana · 1984
A teenage girl reports seeing a large hairy creature run across the road and jump a fence while she was riding in a car with a friend.
Bigfoot · Immokalee, Florida · 1987
Witness reports a family heard noises and saw a large shadow while their dog was outside, followed by shots fired and strange footprints found the next morning.
Bigfoot · Nelsonville, Ohio · 1980
Witness reports seeing a large, dark silhouette creature with shining eyes near railroad tracks in Nelsonville, Ohio, which caused them to flee in fear.
Bigfoot · Carlisle, Iowa · 1982
Witness reports seeing a tall, black, bent-over creature walking unusually fast in a soybean field near Carlisle, Iowa.
Bigfoot · Oronogo, Missouri · 1980
Witness reports seeing a brown, hairy creature cross a bridge in front of their car while driving to school.
Bigfoot · Markton, Pennsylvania · 1988
Witness reports seeing a dark, hairy figure crawling on its hands and stomach with drag marks and large footprints left behind.
Bigfoot · Wellsburg, West Virginia · 1989
Witness reports seeing a large, upright-walking creature with long arms on a high wall in an old strip mine while recovering stuck vehicles.
Bigfoot · Madison County, Illinois · 1980
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot standing in the middle of the road on Christmas Eve 1980 while driving north on IL. R.R. 4 4.
Bigfoot · Storey County, Nevada · 1980
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature near the old mill in Gold Hill.
Bigfoot · Crockett, Texas · 1980
Witness reports seeing a black hairy creature watching them and their cousin at a pond in the woods before running away.
Bigfoot · Richmond, Kentucky · 1983
Witness reports being chased by a large, hairy, upright figure while riding his bike near Waco, Kentucky.
Bigfoot · Globe, Arizona · 1981
Witness and his wife saw a dark figure with bright red eye shine standing near the road while driving.
Bigfoot · Marietta, South Carolina · 1985
Witnesses report hearing high-pitch screams and seeing red eyes in the brush while investigating noises near a river, followed by finding broken vines and footprints the next morning.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 1981
Witness reports a group chased an unseen, foul-smelling creature through dense brush that eventually defecated near their tent after they retreated in fear.
Bigfoot · Turner, Maine · 1986
Witness reports seeing a hairy, upright animal on the side of a road in Turner, Maine, with a friend who also saw it.
Bigfoot · Clallam County, Washington · 1982
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature crossing Highway 101 at high speed near Port Angeles.
Bigfoot · Ravenna, Ohio · 1986
Witness reports seeing a large, broad-bodied figure standing behind a fence at the Ravenna Ammunition base while driving home early in the morning.
Bigfoot · Helena, Montana · 1981
Witness reports seeing a white, erect creature over 6 feet tall standing off I-15 at night, which his girlfriend associated with Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Oscoda County, Michigan · 1980s
Witness reports hearing a bloodcurdling scream while bow hunting near his family's cabin in the late 1980s.
Bigfoot · Discovery Bay, Washington · 1986
Witness reports seeing a large, intelligent humanoid standing on a stump in a clear cut area overlooking Discovery Bay.
Bigfoot · Pierce County, Washington · 1980
Witness reports hearing a growl and a scream from thick bushes while lost in the woods as a child.
Bigfoot · Montpelier, Idaho · 1983
Witness reports seeing three erect dark brown beings walking in a hurry near trees in Elk Valley, later confirmed by a friend who witnessed the same event.
Bigfoot · Mission, British Columbia · 1981
Witness reports being stalked and having rocks thrown back at them by an unseen entity while walking on a forestry road near Stave Lake.
Bigfoot · Waleska, Georgia · 1987
Witness reports hearing a loud howling sound and smelling a horrific odor from a creature pacing outside their window in Waleska.
Bigfoot · Brick Township, New Jersey · 1989
Witness reports seeing a tall, gray, bipedal creature with long arms and an odd gait running past his house under a street lamp.
Bigfoot · Claylick, Ohio · 1984
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, baboon-like creature squatting in the road while driving with a girlfriend.
Bigfoot · Wall Township, New Jersey · 1981
Witness reports seeing a huge, reddish-brown shaggy creature running silently across a school field towards her and her boyfriend in the mid-1970s.
Bigfoot · Greenwell Springs, Louisiana · 1982
Witness reports seeing a motionless, reddish-brown, 5-6 foot tall creature with fur standing in a bamboo thicket near Beaver Creek.
Bigfoot · Miami-Dade County, Florida · 1989
A retired law enforcement officer reports spotting two large, hair-covered apes hunting wild pigs from a Cessna 172 in November 1989.
Bigfoot · Silverton, Colorado · 1989
Witness reports seeing a tall, upright, bipedal creature with large tracks on Highway 550 near Silverton in early spring 1989.
Bigfoot · White Salmon, Washington · 1982
Witness reports seeing a trio of large, hairy, gorilla-like humanoids near Nestor Peak in eastern Skamania County, noting their size, appearance, and tracks.
Bigfoot · Cove, Arizona · 1981
Witness reports seeing a large black hairy being walking upright on two legs through oak brush while hunting in the Lukachukai Mountains.
Bigfoot · Nelson County, Kentucky · 1989
Witness reports hearing a loud grunting sound from behind them while burning brush in the winter of 1989.
Bigfoot · Sandoval, Illinois · 1989
Witness reports seeing a large, dark brown, six-to-seven-foot-tall creature standing erect and vocalizing before disappearing into the woods.
Bigfoot · Weed, California · 1989
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, hairy humanoid figure moving away from their truck at a campground near Weed, California.
Bigfoot · Cherokee County, Texas · 1989
Witness reports a tall, bipedal, human-like creature with reddish-brown hair encountered face-to-face on his grandfather's farm near Jefferson, Texas.
Bigfoot · Fieldale, Virginia · 1982
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy creature with wide shoulders and long arms crossing a road near their home in the middle of the night.
Bigfoot · Clark County, Arkansas · 1984
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark-colored bipedal creature with lighter spots standing on railroad tracks near Biern, AR, which turned stiffly and retreated into the woods after being startled by a…
Bigfoot · Lakeland, Florida · 1985
Witness reports seeing a large ape-like creature running away from him on the bank of Saddle Creek while in a boat at night.