Bigfoot reports in California
625 cases, best-documented first. Page 2 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 · Orleans;Panámnik, California
Witness reports seeing a large black ape-like creature down by the river while riding upstream, which [name] said had happened before.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 2019
Witness reports hearing distinct male and female whistles and observing stealthy movement near a cabin in the forest over several nights.
Bigfoot · Mount Saint Helena South Peak, California · 2019
Witness and a friend observed a creature stripping bark from trees in a valley below them after hearing it walk through the woods.
Bigfoot · Challenge, California · 2016
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot with huge wide-set eyes hiding behind a fence post before walking away bipedally.
Bigfoot · Redwood Valley, California · 2005
Witness reports hearing an unusual yelling/howl sound unlike any known animal while walking her dog on a hillside in Redwood Valley.
Bigfoot · San Bernardino County, California · 1975
Witness reports seeing a Sasquatch standing in the tree line near their campground at Barton Flats after hearing screams.
Bigfoot · Monterey County, California · 2002
Witness reports seeing a silver-gray Sasquatch striding along a logging road at dusk before it disappeared into the darkness.
Bigfoot · Mount Shasta, California · 1994
Witness reports hearing three very loud tree knock noises while hiking alone on Mount Shasta in the summer of 1994.
Bigfoot · Laytonville, California · 1987
Witness reports hearing a two-footed creature yell at them from a ledge and willow bush near Rattlesnake Creek before it left.
Bigfoot · Plumas County, California · 1996
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot peering from behind a tree while mining on a creek, then leaping away after being spooked.
Bigfoot · Strawberry, California · 1994
Witness reports hearing a bizarre, screaming howl from two different canyons while camping on a ridge line, later associating the sound with sasquatch activity after seeing a local bulletin board.
Bigfoot · Calaveras County, California · 1977
Witness reports seeing a figure crossing the river and later hearing screams and footsteps near their campsite.
Bigfoot · Pinecrest Peak, California · 1993
A wildlife biologist reports seeing a large, upright-walking, hairy creature near Bloomer Lake while conducting amphibian surveys.
Bigfoot · Santa Rosa, California · 1986
Witness reports seeing a huge brown/black hairy creature trucking up Bennett Peak at a fast pace while clearing foliage.
Bigfoot · Shasta County, California · 2013
Witness reports finding large Bigfoot tracks in the snow on Peltier Road near Whiskeytown National Park.
Bigfoot · Gasquet, California · 1985
Witness reports hearing primate-like voices and heavy tramping near their campsite in 1985, followed by finding scuffed ground in the morning.
Bigfoot · Kennedy Meadows, California · 2001
Witness reports finding unusual human-like footprints approximately 12 inches long with five toes while hiking near the Pacific Crest Trail.
Bigfoot · Stanislaus National Forest, California · 1978
Witness reports seeing red eyes six to seven feet off the ground near a horse corral with no trees or objects for an animal to stand on.
Bigfoot · Yuba County, California · 1959
Witness reports hearing a loud scream and seeing an ape-faced creature on two feet that attacked his friend's dogs in the woods near Marysville, California.
Bigfoot · Truckee, California · 1956
Witness reports seeing a tall, sandy brown apelike creature walking down a ridge near Donner Lake while deer hunting.
Bigfoot · Pinecrest Peak, California · 2007
Witness reports hearing a loud howling sound lasting two hours from the cliffs near Bear Lake in Emigrant Wilderness.
Bigfoot · Nevada County, California · 2006
Witness reports hearing a man-sized creature run up behind them at night, seeing tall eyes in the dark, and then hearing cautious footsteps moving away from the campsite.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 1978
Witness reports hearing rustling sounds near camp at night and throwing rocks in the direction of the noise, concluding it was Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Mariposa County, California
The witness and his cousins heard unexplainable noises and snapped branches at their campsite, with an uncle claiming to have offered food to a Bigfoot that night.
Bigfoot · Tahoma, California · 2006
Witness reports hearing a strange whoop/howl lasting 3-4 minutes near Lake Tahoe that sounded like two animals/things.
Bigfoot · Orleans;Panámnik, California · 2003
Witness reports finding a large footprint and snapped trees while reconing the area near Louse Camp in Six Rivers National Forest.
Bigfoot · Benton, California · 1995
Witness reports finding two sets of giant barefoot tracks in the sand near Bishop, CA, which they identified as Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Santa Ynez, California · 1975
Witness reports finding large, deep footprints in the Los Padres National Forest that they believe were made by a heavy creature capable of outrunning them.
Bigfoot · Santa Clara County, California
[name] reports seeing a massive, broad creature standing in the dark on Highway 152 that was neither a bear nor a man.
Bigfoot · Greenville, California · 1992
Witness reports seeing a large, horse-sized animal with dark fur and a flat human-like face standing in the road at night.
Bigfoot · Tulare County, California · 2007
Witness reports hearing loud, echoing whoops and a violent chase involving coyotes near Monache Mountain.
Bigfoot · Myers Flat, California · 1963
Witness reports seeing a creature that stood up from berry bushes and walked away into the brush while he was hunting with two friends.
Bigfoot · Long Barn, California · 2006
Witness reports hearing a scream similar to bigfoot recordings from upstream while camping with his wife.
Bigfoot · Trinidad, California
Witness reports seeing a super tall, thin, jet-black figure walking across the highway during sunset.
Bigfoot · June Lake, California · 2010
Witness reports hearing a loud, deep howl from granite formations near their cabin, which they believe was made by a creature bigger than a wolf.
Bigfoot · Yosemite Village, California · 1992
Witness reports finding stacked granite blocks in a remote talus field and interpreting them as Sasquatch sign.
Bigfoot · Trinity County, California · 2001
Witness reports seeing a large creature carrying a fawn run up a hill after noticing the witness's truck.
Bigfoot · El Dorado County, California · 2000
Witnesses report hearing nightly mournful wails and locator-beacon-like sounds in the wilderness south of South Lake Tahoe for three months, accompanied by tracks and torn branches.
Bigfoot · Placer County, California · 2001
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, primate-like creature with dark brown hair and flat face climb up a crevasse near the Rubicon River.
Bigfoot · San Bernardino County, California · 1993
Witness reports a hairy, upright-walking figure shaking their van and tossing pebbles at a tent while they were camping in Barton Flats.
Bigfoot · Yosemite Wilderness, California · 1998
Witness reports seeing a tall, black-coated humanoid creature standing on a rock beside the road at night while driving through Tioga Pass.
Bigfoot · Bluff Creek, California
Witness reports seeing a creature resembling Bigfoot on a monitor that stood up and ran at high speed, followed by the appearance of a floating triangle.
Bigfoot · Markleeville, California · 2012
Witness reports seeing an 8-foot tall bipedal primate with long hairy arms and a pronounced brow sprinting up a hill in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Bigfoot · Siskiyou County, California · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal, hairy creature with long arms running on two legs near their trailer.
Bigfoot · Yreka, California · 1994
Witness reports smelling a pungent odor and hearing a low guttural growl/hoot while sitting on a back deck near Yreka.
Bigfoot · Weldon, California · 1989
Witness reports hearing a loud, booming scream that sounded like a terrified woman while glassing a steep mountain slope in the early morning.
Bigfoot · Mendocino County, California · 1982
Witness reports hearing footsteps and growling back at a creature, then seeing large manlike footprints and chasing it while hearing it run away.
Bigfoot · Butte County, California · 1980
Witness reports seeing a large dark shape with an exaggerated arm swing walking in the willows along Butte Creek.
Bigfoot · Shaver Lake, California · 2006
Witness reports hearing a bellowing howl and seeing a large, bear-like humanoid silhouette on a ridge before finding a massive footprint.
Bigfoot · Zenia, California · 1964
Witnesses report hearing a loud wail from rock bluffs and finding a cleared area with trampled ground the next morning.
Bigfoot · Chico, California
[name] reports a creature's lips curled up as if trying to smile, describing it as the scariest smile he has ever seen.
Bigfoot · Happy Camp, California · 1970s
Witness reports hearing a loud scream and deep growl from a large creature near their campsite in the late 1970s, causing their father to flee.
Bigfoot · Downieville, California · 2002
Witness reports seeing two red eyes reflected in a flashlight near an outhouse that crouched down and stood about 7 to 8 feet tall.
Bigfoot · Del Norte County, California · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large hairy creature walking across a dried creekbed while riding in a car near Hiouchi.
Bigfoot · Lake Isabella, California · 2002
Witness reports hearing five distinct vocalizations from an unknown animal while camping in a tent near Lake Isabella.
Bigfoot · Fresno County, California · 1981
Witnesses report hearing the sound of a person or large animal moving through thick brush in a ravine near Fleming Lake.
Bigfoot · Covelo, California · 2007
Witness reports seeing a gold-tan creature patting their car window and then running past the vehicle during a night investigation in Covelo.
Bigfoot · Viola, California · 2001
Witness reports hearing a strange screaming-like sound near their cabin that they later identified as matching bigfoot vocalizations.
Bigfoot · Mount Madonna County Park, California · 1983
Witness reports his car shaking and bouncing up and down while parked in the Santa Cruz Mountains, which he attributes to a possible Bigfoot encounter.
Bigfoot · Trinity County, California · 2020
Witness reports seeing a tall, skinny, hair-covered bipedal creature running on all fours and then upright while drinking from a creek in Trinity County.
Bigfoot · Big Bear City, California · 2009
Witnesses report hearing a yell they believe to be from a Sasquatch near their home in Big Bear City.
Bigfoot · Escondido, California · 1988
Witness reports hearing heavy, fast footsteps of a large biped running through their campsite on a dark night in 1988.
Bigfoot · Callahan, California · 1966
Witness reports seeing a 5'6" tall, reddish-brown hairy humanoid with yellow eyes on a ridge near East Boulder Lake, which later fled and was followed by sightings of other figures and strange lights.
Bigfoot · Mendota, California · 1991
Witness reports a large dark figure standing in the San Joaquin River threw heavy boulders at them before fleeing.
Bigfoot · Del Norte County, California · 1983
Witness reports seeing a large, dark brown, bipedal hairy creature standing between two trees and staring at them from their living room window in 1983.
Bigfoot · Trinity Center, California · 2009
Witness reports a large creature picked up his backpack and held it above their tent before dropping it and fleeing.
Bigfoot · Fresno County, California · 1995
Witness reports hearing a large animal and finding large footprints on a mountain bike trail near Dinkey Lakes Wilderness.
Bigfoot · La Porte, California · 1997
Witness reports finding large footprints and feces in Upper Slate Creek during field work.
Bigfoot · Nevada County, California · 1993
Witness reports seeing a massive, reddish-brown hairy biped standing on two legs near a ridge overlooking Independence Lake.
Bigfoot · Navarro, California · 2006
Witness reports hearing a deep growl-grunt and feeling intense panic while walking in the Redwood forest near Highway 128.
Bigfoot · Siskiyou County, California
Witness reports seeing a bipedal, furry creature with a human-like face and light-colored eyes staring at her from a broken window frame before bolting up a hill.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 2000
Witness reports hearing eerie screams in Redwood National Park that resembled recordings of supposed bigfoot calls.
Bigfoot · El Dorado County, California · 2001
Witnesses report hearing loud whooping and crunching noises at night in Sugar Pine State Park and finding large footprints the next morning, leading them to believe it was Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Dunsmuir, California · 2001
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot squatting in a creek bed catching fish before it sensed them and ran away.
Bigfoot · Azusa, California · 1976
Witness reports that he and his friend [name] encountered a human-like figure walking ahead of them in the brush near Morris Dam, which then ran away with unnatural speed.
Bigfoot · Plumas County, California · 1998
Witness reports smelling a sickly sweet odor, hearing an unrecognized screeching vocalization, and finding fourteen-inch by six-inch footprints in a wilderness area south of Evelyn Lake.
Bigfoot · Del Norte County, California · 1998
Witness reports hearing a loud, frightening scream resembling two separate animals for about 22 minutes in a remote, heavily wooded area.
Bigfoot · Weitchpec, California · 1996
Witness reports finding fresh tree breaks and large piles of unusual feces in Bluff Creek during July and August 1996 expeditions.
Bigfoot · Tehama County, California · 1968
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark brown, bipedal creature with flat-topped head crossing a creek near Payne's Creek in the late 1960s.
Bigfoot · Kings County, California · 2004
Witness reports being pulled into a hypnotic trance in a parking lot near Grant Grove before encountering a large, hairy, Neanderthal-looking Bigfoot at close range.
Bigfoot · Tehachapi, California · 1976
Witness reports seeing a tall, black, human-like Bigfoot leaning against a tree near a dead cow while riding a horse on their family ranch.
Bigfoot · Truckee, California · 1986
Witness reports hearing a heavy, bipedal creature approach their campsite at night, which then screamed loudly and ran away.
Bigfoot · Redcrest, California · 2024
Witness reports hearing chattering and whooping sounds from a huge creature in the woods during a sunset walk.
Bigfoot · Huntington Lake, California · 2005
Witness reports hearing a loud noise resembling someone blowing through a conch shell mixed with a large mammal from the east of the campground.
Bigfoot · Alpine County, California · 1978
Witness reports finding large tracks in packed snow near a river and trees while on vacation.
Bigfoot · Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 1986
Witness reports their son saw a large, hairy, bipedal creature running on two legs down a hillside in the Ventana Wilderness.
Bigfoot · Whitmore, California · 2018
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark brown hairy creature walking on two legs cross a logging road near Whitmore while driving to work.
Bigfoot · Strawberry, California · 1993
Witness reports that while walking on a road in the Stanislaus National Forest, they heard a scream from the brush and felt an overwhelming fear as if being watched by an unseen entity.
Bigfoot · Trinity Center, California · 2003
Witness reports finding large, deep footprints on the Stuart Fork trail in the Trinity Alps.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California
Witness reports seeing a hairy, red-auburn creature jump off a roof at night and run into the woods, believing it to be supernatural rather than a bear or mountain lion.
Bigfoot · Patterson, California · 1962
Witness reports seeing a massive, eight-foot-tall humanoid figure with long shaggy grey hair standing in a sugar beet field while riding bikes.
Bigfoot · Sonoma County, California · 2007
A law enforcement officer on patrol near Cloverdale reports seeing a 6-7 ft tall, upright-walking creature with thick matted brown fur and leaves in its fur walking away from him into the brush.
Bigfoot · Shingletown, California · 2006
Witness reports seeing a tall creature with big long arms walking across the road and climbing an embankment near Shingletown.
Bigfoot · Burney, California · 1992
Witness and their mother heard a guttural vocalization resembling a mix of chirping, scream, cougar, bear, and howler monkey, followed by the neighbor seeing a silhouette.
Bigfoot · Pollock Pines, California · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large bipedal animal standing on two legs and later looking into their car window from thick brush, concluding it was Sasquatch rather than a bear.
Bigfoot · Weaverville, California · 1995
Witness reports hearing voices and seeing large shadows near a campfire, followed by a close encounter with a sasquatch at their tent that groped the zipper before leaving.
Bigfoot · Dardanelle, California · 2001
Witness reports hearing a loud, high-pitch screaming sound from the forest area north of the campground access road late at night.
Bigfoot · Trinity County, California · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal mammal standing on its hind legs near a river before it ran into the trees.
Bigfoot · Black Star Canyon, California
Witness reports seeing a huge, silvery-gray, hairy creature with a coned head standing in a pasture after rocks were thrown at his group.
Bigfoot · Shasta County, California
Witness reports a large, hairy humanoid creature emerging from the treeline near their campsite, causing a deer to crash into their fire before the creature walked away.