Bigfoot reports in California
623 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 7.
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 · Bluff Creek, California · 1967
Witnesses report that Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin spotted a bigfoot drinking from a creek in Bluff Creek, California, which then retreated into the woods while Patterson filmed it.
Bigfoot · Klamath, California · 2003
A driver reports hearing a scream beside his open window and seeing a gorilla-like figure estimated at seven feet tall with dark matted hair before it disappeared into the redwoods.
Bigfoot · Myers Flat, California · 1965
Five teenagers camping near Myers Flat reported a hairy creature circling their cabin, poking at the boards, and reaching the door before one witness fired a rifle.
Bigfoot · Trinity County, California · 2014
The narrator reports a possible bigfoot encounter near Hoopa, California in 2014, describing intense fear and physical reactions during the event.
Bigfoot · Richardson Grove, California · 1985
Witness reports a dog dragged them up a steep incline to find large footprints and snapped branches high in the trees.
Bigfoot · Del Norte County, California · 1985
Witness reports dogs became terrified and heard non-canine howling voices from about 100 yards away in the forest.
Bigfoot · San Diego County, California
The narrator's uncle reported seeing a Bigfoot crouched on a trail in the mountains while doing military maneuvers.
Bigfoot · Sierra Nevada, California
Witness's father recounts a military training incident in the Sierra Nevada area where a creature tracked his squad to their barracks and threw rocks at the windows.
Bigfoot · Marble Mountains, California · 2001
Witnesses report seeing a large figure on a ridge that they believed was Bigfoot after finding a shelter made of tree branches.
Bigfoot · Junction City, California · 1972
Witness reports a large, two-legged animal with soft feet screaming near their campsite for four hours during a storm.
Bigfoot · Gorman, California · 1993
Witness reports seeing a tall, thin creature with long stringy hair running through the desert at night while driving on Lancaster Road.
Bigfoot · Auburn, California · 1978
Witness reports a strong, rancid smell and violent shaking of their truck while sleeping in it, leading them to suspect a large, nocturnal creature.
Bigfoot · Myers Flat, California · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large, upright, hairy creature standing over 7 feet tall in a creek bed before it fled.
Bigfoot · Twain Harte, California · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large hairy arm wrapped around a tree and a flat dark face peeking out from behind it in the woods near Sugarpine Campground.
Bigfoot · Whitethorn, California · 2018
Witness reports hearing loud, rhythmic knocking on wood near their tent in a remote forest area.
Bigfoot · South Fork Trinity River, California
A witness reports seeing tracks in the creek while hunting as a younger kid near the Trinity River.
Bigfoot · Orleans;Panámnik, California
Witness reports seeing the creature again while fishing, causing them to flee and alert [name] who went with a rifle but found it gone.
Bigfoot · Happy Camp, California · 1993
Witness reports being chased by a tall, upright-running hairy human figure on a logging road at night.
Bigfoot · Gorda, California · 1974
Witness reports seeing a large black creature resembling a big gorilla running down a steep cliffside near the beach in Big Sur.
Bigfoot · Lee Vining, California · 1991
Witness reports that his daughter discovered a large, black, upright-walking creature in old VHS footage filmed at Mono Lake.
Bigfoot · Kernville, California · 2025
Witness reports hearing long, moaning howls echoing from mountainous ridges while camping in Sequoia National Forest.
Bigfoot · Albion, California · 1966
Witness reports seeing two large hairy animals chasing sheep near Albion in 1966.
Bigfoot · Johnson Creek, California · 2001
Witness reports hearing charging sounds and seeing a large creature through night vision while broadcasting live on the [name] 'Sightings' program.
Bigfoot · Hayfork, California · 1978
Witness reports that his former wife and a friend encountered a large, black, human-looking silhouette on a trail near Hayfork after dark.
Bigfoot · Alpine County, California
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot in the Green Valley area who stood indifferent before walking into the forest, followed by the discovery of giant footprints.
Bigfoot · Marble Mountain Wilderness, California
The witness saw a creature's face through a window, noting its blunt teeth and narrow beauty, before it ran away.
Bigfoot · Tehama County, California · 1994
Witness reports that three people saw an ape-like animal cross the road at high speed on knuckles in August 2001 near Manton.
Bigfoot · Bakersfield, California · 1980
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy, slouched humanoid crossing a rural road at night near Lamont.
Bigfoot · Oroville, California · 2004
Witness reports hearing whistling sounds and seeing eyes in the treeline while swimming at Lake Oroville, which whistled back after being mocked.
Bigfoot · Patterson Subdivision, California
Witness notes that the area is not too far from the Patterson filming sightings in Northern California while discussing Bigfoot research.
Bigfoot · Bear Valley, California · 2004
Witness reports finding large, deep footprints in a straight line along a road near Bear Valley that they attribute to bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Alturas, California · 1974
Witness reports seeing a 7 or 8 ft tall, dark brownish-haired humanoid standing upright near a pond who made a loud screeching noise and walked away like a man.
Bigfoot · Bluff Creek, California · 1993
Witness reports finding bipedal tracks, hair samples from trees, and large piles of excrement attributed to a bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Mineral, California · 2007
Witness reports hearing a deep human/ape yell and a loud bang attributed to Bigfoot while camping near Eagle Lake.
Bigfoot · Mammoth Lakes, California · 2006
Witness reports seeing a tall, black, muscular humanoid with an unhuman gait crossing a road near Laurel Canyon.
Bigfoot · Lake Arrowhead, California · 2009
Witness reports seeing a tall, Bigfoot-like figure standing on a boulder near Deep Creek and Lake Arrowhead in summer 2009.
Bigfoot · Grass Valley, California · 1978
Witness reports that her daughter saw a large, hairy creature near their ranch in 1978 after hearing loud screeching noises.
Bigfoot · Fish Lake, California · 2002
Witness reports hearing a loud whoop from across Fish Lake that was louder than an elk bugling.
Bigfoot · Tehama County, California · 2000
Witness reports finding a large, dark brown to reddish-orange hair stuck to their backpack Velcro at night in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Bigfoot · Jolon, California · 2002
Witness reports seeing a large, silver-gray, upright-walking biped with a pointed head and dark facial mask moving along a road at dusk.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large, neckless creature cross the road in front of his truck while driving in Humboldt Redwood State Park.
Bigfoot · El Dorado County, California · 2005
Witness reports seeing two upright figures with glowing red eyes near Stumpy Meadows Lake while stopped at a dam overflow runway.
Bigfoot · Alturas, California · 1992
Witness reports seeing large, fresh footprints in the snow and feeling watched by an unseen entity near a bank in early October 1992.
Bigfoot · Strawberry, California · 2007
Witness reports seeing two hooded figures walking quickly across a road and later finding slip marks and foot impressions in the mud where they crossed.
Bigfoot · Coloma, California · 2022
Witness reports seeing a reddish-brown bipedal figure dart into brush and subsequently violently shaking the branches of a large tree before fleeing.
Bigfoot · Yreka, California · 2004
Witness reports hearing a low guttural growl/hoot from behind while working on a bicycle on the back porch.
Bigfoot · Round Mountain, California · 2000
Witness reports seeing a large footprint (17 inches long and 6 inches wide) near a creek on Round Mountain in late September 2000.
Bigfoot · Tehama County, California
Witness reports seeing a large, dark-furred, humanoid creature with red eyes and a short neck crossing a road near an olive orchard in the early morning of 1972 or 1973.
Bigfoot · Avery, California · 1978
Witness reports hearing a large creature outside their cabin at night and finding large humanoid footprints in the snow the next morning.
Bigfoot · Kennedy Meadows, California · 1986
Witness reports hearing loud vocalizations resembling a howler monkey and grizzly bear while camping with a friend.
Bigfoot · Henry Willard Coe State Park, California
Witness reports seeing a large, hairless-faced creature with reflective eyes and long arms walking with a typical Sasquatch gait on Highway 152.
Bigfoot · Porterville, California · 1955
Witness reports seeing a seven to eight-foot tall creature with shaggy brown hair and glowing orange eyes while relieving himself during a Boy Scout camping trip.
Bigfoot · Lewiston, California · 2000
Witness reports finding large tracks and unusual dung near a hidden waterhole while deer hunting.
Bigfoot · Siskiyou County, California · 2000
Witness reports seeing a large ape-like creature following them on horseback along the Salmon River, which threw a rock at it without startling it.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 2019
Witness reports hearing loud, foreboding screams from the mountainside above their cabin.
Bigfoot · Redcrest, California · 2022
Witness reports hearing a loud, human-like scream and feeling watched while hiking with family on the Drury-Cheney trail.
Bigfoot · Foresthill, California · 2003
Witness reports hearing a 'woooraa' call in response to his own calls at night near French Meadows Reservoir and believes it was Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Del Norte County, California · 2006
Witness reports seeing a giant, hair-covered creature walking along the opposite side of Hwy 199 in the dark.
Bigfoot · Siskiyou County, California · 1997
Witness and partner report hearing a large, limping, two-legged creature vocalizing a cry for help on a hillside above their campsite near the Klamath River.
Bigfoot · Willits, California · 2008
Witness reports observing a large, hairy humanoid creature crossing Highway 101 north of Willits while driving.
Bigfoot · Porterville, California · 2000
Witness and their secretary observed a large hairy mammal identified as bigfoot on the mountain behind their office for about ten minutes.
Bigfoot · El Dorado County, California · 1986
Witness reports seeing a huge hairy man-like creature walking along the roadside on Highway 50 in late summer 1986.
Bigfoot · Aptos, California · 1958
Witness reports seeing a dark brown, man-shaped figure over six feet tall running downhill on a fire road in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Bigfoot · Mammoth Lakes, California
Witness reports finding an A-frame nest made of broken limbs tucked between tree trunks off-trail in the Sierras.
Bigfoot · Tuolumne County, California · 2008
Witness reports hearing strange, smooth vocalizations for over an hour in the dark woods near a cabin.
Bigfoot · Eel River, California · 2026
Witness reports hearing loud 'whoot' calls from multiple directions and seeing rocks thrown into the river by an unseen entity while camping near the Eel River.
Bigfoot · Inyo County, California · 1975
Two witnesses report seeing a large, hairy, intelligent creature running on the shoulder of a highway at night.
Bigfoot · Kernville, California · 2008
Witness reports hearing a loud pop and finding large biped footprints in the mountains above Kernville.
Bigfoot · Pinecrest Lake, California
Witness reports a small pine tree shaking violently while they were standing near it at night.
Bigfoot · Forks of Salmon, California · 1984
Witness reports a large, agile creature walking on its hind legs and circling their camp for hours in the Marble Mountains Wilderness.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 1996
Witness reports hearing heavy footsteps and vibrations near their tent at night, leading them to flee in fear.
Bigfoot · Petaluma, California · 1991
Witness reports seeing a huge, bipedal creature cross the road at night near Petaluma before running up a hill.
Bigfoot · Black Rock Pass, California · 1979
Witnesses report hearing a loud, sad-toned howl from the meadows while camping at Summers Ridge.
Bigfoot · Shasta County, California · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, dark brownish-black humanoid creature with big reddish-brown eyes and muscular arms at Lake Shasta, which then ran up a hill after the witnesses fled into the water.
Bigfoot · Paskenta, California · 1975
Witness reports finding a giant foot print in mud near a water crossing while backpacking in the Yolla Bolly Wilderness.
Bigfoot · McKinleyville, California · 2022
Witnesses report hearing a scream that sounded like a woman altered by a deep voice emulator while hiking in the forest.
Bigfoot · Lassen County, California · 1990
Witness reports observing a light to medium-brown, 8-foot tall creature walking away at a fast pace and looking back over its left shoulder.
Bigfoot · Feather Falls, California · 1993
A forestry worker reports seeing a large, bipedal, hairy creature walking on two feet near a clear-cut area in Plumas National Forest.
Bigfoot · Hayfork, California · 1977
Witness reports finding a series of footprints approximately 17 inches long and 7 inches wide on a trail near the Bar-717 ranch.
Bigfoot · Dos Rios, California · 1974
Witness reports seeing a naked, hairy humanoid walking up a canyon and later finding a clean steer skull on the trail.
Bigfoot · Hyampom, California
Witness reports hearing an incredibly loud screaming sound at night while working for the Manzanita ranch.
Bigfoot · Alpine County, California · 2001
Witness reports hearing strange howls at Lake Alpine that were not from known local animals.
Bigfoot · Santa Clara County, California
The narrator reports having seen a Sasquatch off Highway 152 during a camping trip at Henry Coe State Park.
Bigfoot · Fresno County, California · 1968
Witness reports seeing a small, bipedal creature resembling a bear cub that stood up and walked away with human-like arm swings near Bullfrog Lake.
Bigfoot · Weaverville, California · 1980
Witnesses report hearing a loud, multi-toned scream resembling a woman's cry, mountain lion cries, and a bear growl, followed by their mule exhibiting signs of extreme fear and an unexplained swollen…
Bigfoot · Huntington Lake, California · 1998
Witness reports hearing a horn-like sound and seeing glowing silver/white eyes near a granite outcropping while camping.
Bigfoot · Strawberry, California · 2002
Witness reports hearing unusual rock banging patterns in the distance near a stacked rock formation and feeling watched.
Bigfoot · Nevada City, California · 2004
Witnesses report seeing a tall, hairy creature illuminated by headlights on a road in Nevada City.
Bigfoot · Del Norte County, California · 1993
Witness reports seeing a stooped Bigfoot watching him from behind a tree in a dense forest before it disappeared and left tracks.
Bigfoot · Weitchpec, California · 2004
Witnesses report hearing loud, rough grunts from multiple directions throughout the night at Onion Lake, which they later identified as Sasquatch vocalizations.
Bigfoot · Fresno County, California · 1984
Witness reports hearing an unexplained scream from across Doris Lake in the John Muir Wilderness while fishing at dusk.
Bigfoot · Fleming Lake, California
Witness reports hearing a person or large animal moving through thick brush in a ravine near Fleming Lake.
Bigfoot · Orick, California · 1975
Witness reports seeing a large humanlike form trotting down the beach near Stony Lagoon and observing large footprints and eyes in the brush before fleeing.
Bigfoot · Trinity County, California · 1998
Witness reports hearing footsteps and finding unnested cookware and a large hair at their campsite near Mud Springs.
Bigfoot · Oroville, California
Witness and friend heard something throw a big rock over their truck and saw eyes in the dark.
Bigfoot · Butte County, California · 1985
Witness reports hearing a large bipedal creature grunting aggressively near the outhouse at night.
Bigfoot · Lake Isabella, California · 2002
Witness reports seeing large human-like tracks and speculating they were made by Bigfoot while working with the US Forest Service.
Bigfoot · Arroyo Seco, California · 1993
Witness and partner report seeing a dark, 8-foot tall thing walking away from their vehicle in the bone yard area.
Bigfoot · Tuolumne County, California · 1977
Witness reports hearing a loud, high-pitched scream from behind their cabin at Pinecrest Lake and later identifying it as Bigfoot after reading a similar account.
Bigfoot · Trinidad, California · 2000
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark, hairy humanoid running across the highway near Trinidad and identifying it as bigfoot.