Bigfoot reports in California
625 cases, best-documented first. Page 3 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 · Mammoth Lakes, California
Witness reports feeling watched and smelling something strange while hiking in a valley near Mammoth Lakes.
Bigfoot · El Dorado County, California · 1996
Witness reports finding a large foot print with sharp claws near Placerville, CA, last year.
Bigfoot · Siskiyou County, California · 2009
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal creature with reddish-brown fur and amber eyes in the Red Buttes Wilderness before fleeing in fear.
Bigfoot · Lake Hughes, California · 1976
Witness reports finding huge footprints and seeing tracks leading up a steep hill on two legs after hearing horses go nuts.
Bigfoot · Fresno, California · 1995
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy humanoid creature standing on two feet near a river drop-off while fishing with a companion.
Bigfoot · Happy Camp, California · 2005
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal, hairy creature crossing Highway 96 at night, describing it as approximately six feet tall with thick legs and matted dark brown hair.
Bigfoot · Siskiyou County, California · 2010
Witness reports seeing a massive, dark, hairy creature over 6 ft tall walking like a human under Independence bridge near Happy Camp, CA.
Bigfoot · Lewiston, California · 1996
Witness reports his wife saw a large, brown, human-like creature standing near their campsite in Lewiston before they fled to Redding.
Bigfoot · Susanville, California · 2022
Witness reports hearing terrifying, non-human growls and howls from behind and around their campsite that they identified as bigfoot-like.
Bigfoot · Coffee Can Creek, California · 2001
Witness reports finding four large footprints with visible digits at House Rock during a bouldering excursion.
Bigfoot · Lake Isabella, California · 2003
Witness reports finding large human-type footprints while deer hunting on Mt. Breckenridge.
Bigfoot · Yreka, California · 2010
Witness reports hearing a loud, prolonged, animal-like vocalization and discovering large, human-like footprints in the snow while scouting with his brothers.
Bigfoot · Trinity County, California · 1977
Witness reports hearing low voices and finding large footprints in a creek bottom while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.
Bigfoot · Orleans;Panámnik, California
Witness reports hearing a noise by the tree line and seeing a black outline in the trees while sitting on [name]'s porch at night.
Bigfoot · Siskiyou County, California · 1993
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature walking towards a lake near their campsite.
Bigfoot · Bishop, California · 1991
Witness reports seeing muscular, human-like hairy legs of a large creature standing outside their tent at night.
Bigfoot · Hope Valley, California · 2005
Witness reports finding two sets of fresh footprints in the forest floor, one resembling human but larger and one clearly Bigfoot-like, with one creature following the other.
Bigfoot · Placer County, California · 2007
Witness reports seeing large black shapes and hearing bipedal walking near Lake Arthur in Auburn, CA, along with finding wet footprints they identified as small bigfoot prints.
Bigfoot · Mount Madonna, California · 1997
Witness and his friend [name] report seeing a massive, hairy, ape-like creature with wide shoulders standing in the moonlight on Mount Madonna Road.
Bigfoot · Lewiston, California · 2022
Witness reports hearing consecutive loud tree knocks from far above while fishing alone at Lewiston Lake.
Bigfoot · Hoopa, California · 2014
The narrator and two companions heard knocking from the woods and later experienced rocks being thrown at their tent by an unseen creature that paced along a creek before departing.
Bigfoot · El Dorado County, California · 2005
Witness reports hearing a growl and seeing a dark mass near their tent in Desolation Wilderness, initially believing it to be a bear.
Bigfoot · Scotia, California · 1992
Witness reports seeing a reddish-brown, human-like creature with a bipedal gait walking away from the Eel River towards the forest while driving on Hwy 101.
Bigfoot · Lee Vining, California · 2015
Witness reports hearing knocking noises and a scream while camping at Virginia Lakes, then seeing a single eyeshine high off the ground before it vanished.
Bigfoot · Black Star Canyon, California
Witness reports a tall black silhouette that stood up to 12-13 feet, crossed the road in three steps, and left an 18-inch footprint in soft sand.
Bigfoot · Shasta County, California · 1990
Witness reports hearing a loud howl from a large creature about one mile away while camping near Mt. Shasta.
Bigfoot · Tri-Forest Peak, California · 2001
Witness reports finding a single large footprint heading straight up the switchbacks on Tri-Forest Peak.
Bigfoot · Strawberry, California · 1978
Witness reports hearing loud, low-pitched screams and seeing red eyes six to seven feet off the ground near a horse corral.
Bigfoot · Shaver Lake, California · 2026
Witness reports seeing a stationary, hair-covered humanoid figure with long arms and a small head in a cleared field while driving past.
Bigfoot · Weaverville, California · 1977
Witness reports that a large creature attacked their campsite twice in February 1977 by throwing rocks and rocking their VW bus.
Bigfoot · Ojai, California · 1964
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, ape-like creature on Pine Mountain in August 1964 that left footprints and a foul odor.
Bigfoot · Mammoth Lakes, California · 2001
Witness reports hearing three loud, long screams near their truck in a meadow by the Owens River and seeing people in a nearby cabin shining flashlights.
Bigfoot · Sierra County, California · 2001
Witness reports hearing a loud scream and seeing a bigfoot-like creature run into the woods during an early morning outing.
Bigfoot · Shasta Lake, California
Witness and brother report hearing loud screams that sounded like a baby wailing turning into a woman's scream, followed by a low gargle-like growl.
Bigfoot · Pine Valley, California · 2012
Witness reports hearing knocking sounds and gibberish voices at night in a campground, which he associates with bigfoot encounters.
Bigfoot · Ruth, California · 2000
Witness reports hearing a strange, bear-like scream from an unknown creature along a rocky river bar near their campsite in August 2000.
Bigfoot · Oceanside, California · 1968
Witness reports that four Marines encountered a large, tall, wide creature with long arms and a pointed head during a nighttime training exercise at Camp Pendleton.
Bigfoot · San Bernardino County, California · 2025
Witness reports hearing rocks thrown at their tent at 3:30 AM and finding dry rocks nearby, later associating the event with Bigfoot stories.
Bigfoot · Cleveland National Forest, California
Witness reports that while sitting in a Bronco doing call blasting on a steep dirt road in Cleveland National Forest, their water bottle was taken and rocks were thrown at them by unseen creatures.
Bigfoot · Redding, California · 1978
Witnesses report seeing a reddish-tan bigfoot cross Highway 299 West at night while driving from Weaverville to Idaho.
Bigfoot · Mendocino County, California · 1977
Witness reports hearing a loud, two-legged creature crashing through the woods near their tent in Mendocino County.
Bigfoot · Nevada County, California · 2026
Witness reports hearing a non-stop bellowing sound for 45 minutes through the valley that sounded like King Kong, which they decided had to be Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Huntington Lake, California · 1997
Witnesses report seeing a large, hairy, red-haired creature running on all fours across the road that resembled a giant human or charging gorilla.
Bigfoot · Mariposa County, California
Witness reports seeing Bigfoot foraging from a drone, flashing its rear, and throwing a rock at the drone.
Bigfoot · Livermore, California · 1990
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark brown, two-legged furry creature walking on a hillside near Arroyo Road in Livermore.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 1991
Two Air Force pilots camping in Yosemite report seeing a large, bipedal creature walking upright and gouging the earth before it crossed a stream and disappeared into the trees.
Bigfoot · French Gulch, California · 1991
Witness reports seeing a dark hairy figure standing upright behind his truck after hearing loud pounding sounds in the woods near French Gulch.
Bigfoot · South Fork Trinity River, California
A witness reports seeing a creature through his scope that reminded him of Harry and Henderson's Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 2000
Witness reports seeing a large man-sized creature striding fast and jumping off an embankment near Johnson's Creek Road.
Bigfoot · Marin County, California
Witness reports seeing a small, red-furred creature with a human face staring at him while lost in the woods.
Bigfoot · Siskiyou County, California · 2020
Witness reports seeing a reddish-brown hair-covered humanoid squatting by the roadside on Highway 44 in Northern California.
Bigfoot · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, California · 2019
The narrator reports seeing a 7-8 foot tall, dark-skinned, hairy humanoid with large black eyes peeking from behind a tree while hiking.
Bigfoot · Big Bear City, California · 1976
Witness reports seeing a huge, black, tall creature with ape-like features and long fingers standing behind a bush at night.
Bigfoot · Del Norte County, California · 1998
Witness reports seeing a 7 or 8 foot tall, reddish-brown furred humanoid figure walking down a clear-cut hill and stepping over a fir sapling.
Bigfoot · Azusa, California · 1990
Witness reports hearing a very low growl/snuffling sound from bushes while hiking near Smith Mountain in the San Gabriel Wilderness.
Bigfoot · Shasta County, California · 1973
Witness reports encountering a large, bipedal creature with glowing eyes that threw rocks at him near French Gulch before fleeing into the woods.
Bigfoot · Jenner, California · 1981
Witness reports hearing a blood-curdling scream near their tent at Fort Ross Historical Park in the summer of 1981, which they attribute to a sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Hesperia, California · 2014
Witness reports seeing an ape-like hairy creature with light brown hair and long swinging arms running near the lake while fishing.
Bigfoot · Orleans;Panámnik, California · 2005
Witness reports hearing loud whooping vocalizations from multiple large creatures near their tent in a campground near Bluff Creek.
Bigfoot · Garberville, California · 2021
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, human-like figure lying on the highway shoulder that vanished upon return.
Bigfoot · Yucaipa, California · 2008
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy humanoid creature resembling a Choobacka from Star Wars in their backyard the night after the initial auditory encounter.
Bigfoot · Orange County, California · 2004
Witness reports a giant hairy silvery gray creature throwing rocks and standing in a clearing near Irvine Ranch.
Bigfoot · Grant Grove, California · 2014
Witness reports seeing a large, tall, hairy figure walking upright across the road at night.
Bigfoot · Pollock Pines, California · 2014
Witness reports hearing bipedal splashing in a river at night and later seeing two large, lean human silhouettes in pine trees the next morning.
Bigfoot · Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California
Witness reports hearing three successive screams from a creature described as a cross between human and gorilla near Calaveras Big Trees.
Bigfoot · Shasta County, California · 2002
Witness reports hearing a strange noise in a meadow near Lake McCumber at 3AM on June 26, 2002, which they identified as a creature.
Bigfoot · Groveland, California · 1985
Witness reports hearing heavy footsteps of a large creature near their tent in Yosemite and noting the unusual silence of crickets.
Bigfoot · Orange County, California
The narrator begins to describe their first encounter with a creature in Blackar Canyon.
Bigfoot · Tulare County, California
Witness reports being grabbed and pushed by a hairy man who did not want him to see its face, leading him to a tree with hanging human body parts where he received a telepathic warning.
Bigfoot · Santa Clara County, California
Witness reports seeing a massive, male Sasquatch with matted dark brown and cinnamon fur crossing Highway 152 at night while driving eastbound.
Bigfoot · Viola, California · 2006
Witness reports hearing a loud, deep, guttural growl-scream-yell mix from the hillside while fishing on North Battle Creek Reservoir in late summer 2006.
Bigfoot · Long Barn, California · 2001
Witness reports finding six large, non-human footprints in fresh snow on a forest road near Long Barn.
Bigfoot · Redding, California · 1970
Witness reports seeing a 5-foot tall hairy creature at dusk while camping in Tahoe National Forest, which then melted into the forest before hitting their station wagon.
Bigfoot · Redwood National and State Parks, California
Witness reports hearing stereotypical knocking sounds in the distance while hiking in Northern California Redwoods and ruling out construction.
Bigfoot · Sand Point, California · 1963
Witness reports hearing a strange, alarming scream-like noise coming from the road near Hinkley Basin while stopped at Sand Point overlook.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 2003
Witness reports hearing heavy footsteps and rock slides near their campsite, implying a large creature.
Bigfoot · Weed, California · 1979
Witness reports hearing loud noises and seeing their truck rocked violently by an unseen entity during a camping trip on Mount Shasta.
Bigfoot · Siskiyou County, California · 1999
Witness reports seeing a tall, chocolate-colored creature standing in their headlights before it moved into brush.
Bigfoot · Yreka, California · 2011
Witness reports a large, light grey, shaggy humanoid creature standing upright on the side of Hwy 96 that looked like them and followed their car before they fled.
Bigfoot · Sonoma County, California · 2003
Witness reports hearing a strange apelike scream and feeling as though something was watching them in the dark after bagging a buck.
Bigfoot · Tulare County, California · 1987
Witness reports hearing an unearthly screaming howl from a distance while camping at Morraine Lake in the High Sierra Trail area.
Bigfoot · Huntington Lake, California · 1999
Witness and cousin report hearing strange screams and finding a large hand print on a door after encountering an unknown creature near Huntington Lake in winter 1999.
Bigfoot · Weaverville, California · 2001
Witness reports hearing padded steps and feeling pressure on their trailer step from an unseen entity outside during the night.
Bigfoot · West Point, California · 2004
Witness reports hearing loud howls and deep-toned jibberish-barking noises from a canyon near dusk, which caused cows to flee upstream.
Bigfoot · Mount Shasta, California · 1992
Witness reports seeing a large man standing alone in a meadow at the base of a trail near camp on Mount Shasta around two o'clock in the morning.
Bigfoot · Lemon Cove, California · 2020
Witness reports finding large footprints and hearing a twig snap while walking Bear Hill Trail in Sequoia National Forest, attributing them to Sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Orange County, California
Witness reports hearing a prolonged, reverberating sound that stopped them in their tracks and later capturing audio of a distant call while call-blasting.
Bigfoot · Georgetown, California · 2002
Witness reports finding large footprints and smelling a strong odor while quad riding near Stumpy Meadows, leading her to believe she encountered a bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Siskiyou County, California · 1977
Witness reports hearing logs and rocks hurled in a streambed at night, followed by heavy two-footed footsteps and labored breathing approaching their campsite before the creature retreated.
Bigfoot · Tulare County, California · 2007
Witness reports observing two bigfoot walking near a canyon edge on the Pacific Crest Trail before they fled at a coyote call.
Bigfoot · Susanville, California · 2005
Witness reports hearing a loud, ape-like howl that drowned out barking dogs in the forest near their home.
Bigfoot · Tulare County, California · 1998
Witness reports seeing what they thought was a bear standing up on two feet and jumping a barbed-wire fence near the south fork of the Kaweah River.
Bigfoot · Amador County, California
Witness reports hearing a voice that sounded like their daughter saying 'mom' before turning into gibberish.
Bigfoot · Fresno County, California · 1981
Witness reports hearing a distinct, distant wailing animal call similar to primate vocalizations while fishing at Fleming Lake.
Bigfoot · Lake Tahoe, California
Witness reports finding more evidence of creatures during a hike on the east side of Lake Tahoe.
Bigfoot · El Dorado County, California · 2000
Witnesses observed large scat in Rubicon River canyon two days prior to the vocalizations, which they now believe may have been left by Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Tehachapi, California · 2010
Witness reports finding a large, human-like footprint in the desert near Tehachapi that he and his friend believed belonged to a creature at least 7 feet tall.
Bigfoot · Tuolumne County, California · 2006
Witness and her two sons heard a loud, close vocalization described as a cross between human and animal sounds while at a remote lake.
Bigfoot · Hilt, California · 1979
Witness reports seeing large tracks and huge droppings in a remote logging area, and later observing a crouching, king-sized Eddy Munster-like creature that stared at him and his dog before he fled.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 2006
Witnesses report hearing unusual guttural howling followed by baby-type screaming while camping in Humboldt State Redwoods at dawn.