Bigfoot reports in California
625 cases, best-documented first. Page 6 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 · Trinity County, California · 2021
Witness's oldest adult son and his friends report experiences including a rock being thrown at him.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 1995
Witness reports a friend heard crashes, screams, and breathing in the woods, while the witness heard a loud scream nearby.
Bigfoot · Willow Creek, California
The narrator's college friends, who became law enforcement officers, reported encounters where hunting dogs were frightened by creatures throwing rocks and tree limbs near Willow Creek.
Bigfoot · Pajaro River, California
A man living by the river reports seeing a Bigfoot that sat down and waved at him across the water.
Bigfoot · Del Norte County, California · 1997
Witness reports hearing approximately 10 to 20 rising 'whoop' vocalizations from about a mile away in the Redwood forests near the Smith River.
Bigfoot · Happy Camp, California · 2009
A woman reported during the 2009 fires that a big male bigfoot was living next to her home and eating her dog food.
Bigfoot · San Diego County, California
Witnesses report seeing a large ape-like beast in the countryside during a full moon.
Bigfoot · Covelo, California
A witness reports that a big hairy guy was seen crossing the road early in the morning.
Bigfoot · Sonora, California · 1963
A photo of a half bear half gorilla animal is claimed to have been taken by a plane in Sonora California.
Bigfoot · Bluff Creek, California
Bob Gimlin collected brown hairs from bushes and tree branches near Bluff Creek while following an apparent Sasquatch trail.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California
Narrator mentions there have been many Bigfoot reports from Humboldt County from the Redwood forest.
Bigfoot · Mendocino County, California
A witness reports that a Britton boy claimed to see a big hairy guy carrying a wild hog over his shoulder while logging.
Bigfoot · Silver Lake, California · 1977
Photos of a white bigfoot are reported from near Silver Lake, California.
Bigfoot · Santa Cruz County, California
A CalFire worker reports that a creature threw rocks at them in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California
Witnesses report that all pears were gone from their tree the morning after the vocalization incident, attributing it to Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Gasquet, California · 1997
A law enforcement officer named [name] reported hearing powerful vocalizations between two creatures near his cabin in August.
Bigfoot · Del Norte County, California
A retired police officer reports having seen Bigfoot families cross the road near his house.
Bigfoot · Strawberry, California · 2001
Witness reports hearing a two-hour scream from approximately two individuals near their tent at Sand Bar Flat campground.
Bigfoot · Fort Bragg, California · 1940s
Witness reports hearing of a bigfoot seen carrying fish north of Fort Bragg in the 1940s.
Bigfoot · Oregon City, California
Witness reports a man's claim that something landed on his car hood during a blizzard at Siskiyou Pass.
Bigfoot · Alpine, California
Witness reports Dr. [name] found damage to his house and trees, including flattened wind chimes and missing fruit, attributed to the creatures.
Bigfoot · Crescent City, California · 2001
Witness reports his eight-year-old son saw a hairy creature resembling a gorilla sitting on a rock in the Smith River.
Bigfoot · Lassen County, California · 2022
Witness reports a large creature walked between his trailer and his companion's tent, triggering a fishing line trap that made noise and broke.
Bigfoot · Sonora, California · 1968
A photo of a large ape-like creature is claimed to have been taken by a plane in Sonora California.
Bigfoot · Keene, California
Witness reports a sighting of a man in his truck driving down a back road at night on the backside of Keene, CA.
Bigfoot · Paso Robles, California · 1974
Witness reports a young, bipedal, hairy creature holding a chicken ran across Highway 46 near Paso Robles in 1974.
Bigfoot · Henry Willard Coe State Park, California
The narrator's cousin reports hearing a bipedal movement in the distance during the same camping trip where the narrator heard clicking sounds.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California
Witnesses report hearing a loud scream followed by whooping sounds near their boat house, later confirmed by neighbors and linked to Bigfoot activity.
Bigfoot · Long Barn, California · 1988
Witness reports hearing a scream-like sound during a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada Mountains that they now attribute to bigfoot after hearing Art Bell's clips.
Bigfoot · Comptche, California · 1930s
Witness reports father-in-law saw a bigfoot crossing the road in Comptche in the 1930s.
Bigfoot · Redwood Valley, California · 2004
Witness reports a mysterious entity snapped off an outdoor water sprinkler pipe while scratching at the window, possibly in response to Big Foot imitations.
Bigfoot · Orick, California · 2000
Witness reports that his neighbor, a wildlife technician, and his partner heard a heavy creature walking on two legs and saw it dash across their trail in the woods near Bald Hills Road.
Bigfoot · Bluff Creek, California · 1958
Jerry Crew found a set of giant tracks on Bluff Creek.
Bigfoot · Mariposa County, California · 1990s
A park guide confirmed that all staff members in the area have seen similar unexplained creatures.
Bigfoot · Trinity County, California · 2021
A woman returning home late at night near the local dump thought she saw something, and another driver also turned around.
Bigfoot · Trinity Alps Wilderness, California
The narrator's father read an article in True magazine about Jerry Crew's encounters in the Trinity Alps, which helped the narrator identify a creature they had previously seen as bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Shasta Lake, California
Brother reports hearing heavy footsteps, heavy breathing, and grunting sounds near the shore, attributing them to a bear.
Bigfoot · Green Valley, California · 1980
Witness reports that he and his friend [name] encountered a large, hairy humanoid standing on a dirt road in Green Valley, California, which they identified as Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · El Dorado County, California
Another person reportedly saw a Bigfoot cross the road near Sugar Pine State Park.
Bigfoot · Watsonville, California
The daughter of the retired Air Force man reports seeing Bigfoot staring at her while she was fishing.
Bigfoot · Feather River, California · 1993
Forestry worker observes a Sasquatch in clearcut near Feather River.
Bigfoot · Yreka, California
Grandmother reports seeing a bigfoot peering through her cabin window with glowing blue eyes.
Bigfoot · Strawberry, California · 1963
A Deputy Sheriff reported finding hundreds of large footprints in the snow at Leland Meadow.
Bigfoot · Arcata, California · 1994
Witness reports that a friend observed broken trees and a foul odor in the hills east of Arcata, with a native American associate suggesting it might have been bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Klamath River, California
[name] reported hearing Bigfoot's weird cry on two occasions and finding a track.
Bigfoot · Aptos, California
Witness relays that [name] had a potential sighting in Aptos, California, but did not share the details.
Bigfoot · Santa Cruz, California
[name] reports that if he were outside his museum late at night with a rifle and encountered a 10-foot tall Bigfoot, he would likely shoot it to protect himself, similar to how Jim Gimlin handled the…
Bigfoot · San Diego County, California · 2010
Witness recounts uncle's story of seeing a Bigfoot crouched on a trail that left a gift and took off.
Bigfoot · Kennedy Meadows, California
Witness's parents report a strange sensation of being watched while camping in the Kennedy Meadows area years before.
Bigfoot · Albion, California · 1970s
Witness reports hearing of two bigfoots stealing grain sacks near Albion in the 1970s.
Bigfoot · Alpine, California · 1970
Witness reports Dr. [name] and his family encountered three large, upright, hairy creatures in their yard during the winter of 1971.
Bigfoot · Riverside County, California · 1990
Witness reports hearing screams and heavy footsteps near a tent in Dutchman's Flats, followed by finding large footprints indicating an upright-walking creature.
Bigfoot · Hathaway Pines, California · 1981
Witness reports that a series of deep howls occurred nightly for three nights in 1981 near their camp.
Bigfoot · Mendocino County, California
A witness reports that their father, uncle, and nephew heard a sound on Big Bend Ranch that did not come from a bear, cow, wild or pig.
Bigfoot · Fresno County, California · 1997
A friend of [name] reports seeing a large upright, dark colored bipedal figure standing in a lake on El Capitan mountain in 1997 before it ran away.
Bigfoot · Fort Bragg, California · 1962
[name] saw a man-like monster peering over the backyard fence at 4:30 a.m.
Bigfoot · Kern County, California · 2025
Shopkeeper reports that several campers from the adjacent campground told him they heard a Bigfoot the previous night.
Bigfoot · Forbestown, California · 2003
Witness reports a friend saw a medium-brown, hair-covered biped about 5 ft tall crossing a road near Oroville before leaping into the brush.
Bigfoot · South Fork Trinity River, California · 1950s
The logger's mother and grandmother claimed that sounds of 'people talking Chinese' at night were actually Bigfoot families digging up and eating roots.
Bigfoot · Alpine, California
Witness reports that Dr. [name] heard a creature mimicking his wife's voice calling chickens while he was closing his gate.
Bigfoot · Trinity County, California · 2014
The narrator reports that a person named [name] was certain he had encountered bigfoot near Hoopa in 2014.
Bigfoot · Cajon, California
Witness's father reports rangers seeing 'something' on the Pacific Crest Trail that stood up and moved unlike a bear.
Bigfoot · Modoc County, California · 1982
Witness reports her son was attacked by a large, bipedal, hairy creature that tore at their trailer before being shot by her husband.
Bigfoot · Tehachapi, California · 2009
Witness reports that their uncle observed large tracks with toe indications and hair-like lines in a sage and brush field near Tehachapi.
Bigfoot · Pope Valley, California
Witness reports that over the next ten to twelve years after 1978, the family experienced other visits ranging from footprints to screams and smells.
Bigfoot · Santa Clara County, California
A friend claimed to have seen a Sasquatch near Prunedale, which the witness initially doubted but later considered possible.
Bigfoot · Aptos, California
Witness reports that [name] and [name] investigated a structure in Aptos/Santa Cruz Mountains and heard strange metallic sounds.
Bigfoot · Golden Trout Wilderness, California · 1987
Witness reports three men repairing a footbridge were frightened by a nine-foot-tall hairy beast screaming loudly and coming down a hillside.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California · 1989
Witness reports that children found large footprints on the Trinity River bank and [name] later examined them, noting their size and authenticity.
Bigfoot · Yolo County, California · 1891
A gorilla-like creature was seen in the hills near Sacramento, California, described as tall, traveling on all fours, and having shaggy covering.
Bigfoot · Orick, California · 2006
Witness reports her daughter saw two big creatures resembling bigfoot walking in a pond near Highway 101.
Bigfoot · Alpine, California
Witness reports that a patrol sergeant and his son camped behind Dr. [name]'s house in hopes of seeing Zoobies but never did.
Bigfoot · Groveland, California · 1977
Witness reports that her husband and two companions heard loud vocalizations and footsteps from a large creature circling their campsite at night.
Bigfoot · Yreka, California
Witness reports that his brothers heard him describe the creature and eventually realized he wasn't joking about seeing a Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Pope Valley, California · 1978
Witness reports that his father heard a creature walking on gravel near the house in 1978, which ran away leaving a skunk-like smell.
Bigfoot · Plumas County, California · 1994
Witness reports that [name] and [name] saw a large fur-covered animal resembling Bigfoot cross the highway and found footprints at the scene.
Bigfoot · Aptos, California · 1998
Witness reports brother saw an unidentifiable hairy figure and narrator found a large footprint on their private driveway.
Bigfoot · Sonoma County, California
The narrator's uncle and father hung wild hog meat on hooks in their ranch house rafters, which vanished overnight without a trace or sound from the dogs.
Bigfoot · Pope Valley, California
Witness relays stories of people seeing someone trying to steal or harass cattle, who ran off into the woods when called out to.
Bigfoot · Bluff Creek, California · 2025
Witnesses report that while camping at Bluff Creek, something pressed through their tent fabric and touched them during the night.
Bigfoot · Alpine, California
Witness reports that Dr. [name]'s family saw three Zoobies, including a smaller one that stood up and walked away with two larger ones.
Bigfoot · Strawberry, California · 1971
Witness reports that [name], his brother [name], and friends experienced unusual encounters including seeing a large shape and finding tracks in a pine forest above Strawberry.
Bigfoot · Weed, California · 1966
Witness reports that their father saw a large, man-like creature near Mt. Shasta that made a loud yip-yip-yipee sound and loped away.
Bigfoot · Nevada City, California · 1987
Witness reports that he and a friend observed a dark-haired, humanoid creature running down a canyon towards them in late summer 1987.
Bigfoot · Lakehead, California · 1986
Witness reports that a friend named [name] saw a large ape-like creature steal a deer from his property and leave hair on a fence.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California
Witness reports that while hitchhiking in Humboldt County, he smelled a horrible odor, heard something massive moving in the woods, and was directed by a state patrol officer to a fire station where…
Bigfoot · El Capitan Reservoir, California
Witness reports a deputy saw a large, upright furry creature not a bear and not human in rocks north of Interstate 8.
Bigfoot · San Bernardino County, California · 1997
A young woman on horseback reports seeing a tall hairy creature in the Mojave riverbed that caused her horse to spook.
Bigfoot · Mono County, California
A friend of the witness's sister claims to have seen Bigfoot walking through a meadow while riding in the back country.
Bigfoot · Cold Springs, California · 1963
Witness reports that sheriff's deputies investigated a report of a 10-foot-tall shrieking creature near Cold Springs, hearing sounds but seeing nothing.
Bigfoot · Feather River, California · 1993
A forestry worker reports seeing a large, bipedal, hairy creature near a clearcut in Northern California in 1993.
Bigfoot · Truckee, California · 1984
Witness reports her husband found and showed her a large footprint in the dust near a dirt road in the Tahoe National Forest.
Bigfoot · Mineral King, California · 2001
Witness reports that huge rocks and loud cracking branches rained down around their campsite for hours in the middle of the night without any visible cause or creature.
Bigfoot · Viola, California · 1990s
Howls were reported on the ridge at Viola and Lake Macumber by a local family in the early 1990s.
Bigfoot · Alpine, California
Witness reports that Dr. [name]'s daughter spotted a creature in the brush while boarding a school bus.
Bigfoot · San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, California · 1970s
Witness reports that his brother-in-law and hunting friends observed a large, bipedal creature resembling a 'monkey man' or deformed bear in the San Gabriel Mountains before Bigfoot news broke.
Bigfoot · Pope Valley, California
Witness relays a neighbor's story of a creature trying to enter their house before being frightened away by a gun blast.
Bigfoot · Santa Cruz County, California
Witness reports that [name] showed him footprints from the Santa Cruz Mountains area.
Bigfoot · Lake Tahoe, California · 1979
Witness reports an Austrian mountain biker claimed he felt someone watching him and smelled something dead while riding on the Tahoe side of the mountain.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California
The narrator mentions a woman named [name] who saw a Bigfoot camping on one of the rivers in this area.