Bigfoot reports in California
625 cases, best-documented first. Page 7 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 · 1980s
Bob Gimlin found tracks at Bluff Creek several more times over the years, including casts of knee and hand prints.
Bigfoot · Julian, California
Witness reports counselors from a juvenile diversion camp saw an unidentified creature in the mountains which was concluded to be a Zoobie.
Bigfoot · Manton, California
A friend's daughter on a fire mop-up crew reported seeing 'a monkey up in a pine tree' during a large wildfire in the area.
Bigfoot · Lewiston, California · 1982
Witness reports that while driving late at night near Lewiston, they initially mistook a large animal for a bear before realizing it was bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Proctor Valley Natural Resource Area, California · 1970
Witness reports hearing about the Proctor Valley Monster which was assumed to be similar to the Zoobies described by Dr. [name].
Bigfoot · Fresno County, California
Witness reports a second-hand story of a tall figure over seven feet tall spooking horses near Jackass Meadow.
Bigfoot · Portola, California · 2020
The narrator describes the creature running away with a unique gait, looking like an orangutan but with a human face and short legs.
Bigfoot · Fort Jones, California · 2025
Witness reports his father, an 86-year-old gold prospector, encountered a large, hairy creature eating berries on his property in Fort Jones, California.
Bigfoot · Kernville, California · 1985
Witness reports hearing loud, shrill screams and feeling a palpable vibe from an unknown creature while camping on the Kern Plateau in October 1985.
Bigfoot · Happy Camp, California
A tribal elder reports that a 12-year-old boy saw a 7-foot tall hairy creature dumpster diving in his yard before walking away.
Bigfoot · Santa Cruz County, California · 2015
Witness reports that locals began reporting Bigfoot sightings in their backyards shortly after the Bigfoot Museum opened in Santa Cruz.
Bigfoot · Calaveras County, California · 1984
Witness reports seeing footprints in the summer of 1984 near Beartrap Cabin.
Bigfoot · Redwood Valley, California
Witness reports that her daughter and teenage son have previously heard unidentifiable whooping sounds on the same hillside.
Bigfoot · Black Star Canyon, California
Witness reports a tall, crouched figure that stood up and disappeared behind a tree on a secluded fire access road.
Bigfoot · Weaverville, California
Witness reports that a retired highway patrolman found tracks on a state highway in the Weaverville area where animals cleared an 80-foot gap in two and a half steps.
Bigfoot · Humboldt County, California
Witnesses report seeing large rocks thrown into the river from a cliff at night, attributing the strength and action to Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Orange County, California
A lady with night vision binoculars saw a Bigfoot in the trees near the gate and screamed.
Bigfoot · Bluff Creek, California
Ray Wallace found another set of giant prints in the Bluff Creek area.
Bigfoot · Watsonville, California
A retired Air Force neighbor reports seeing Bigfoot staring at him across the river, causing his dogs to hide.
Bigfoot · Lake Hughes, California · 1980s
Witness recounts reading a report from the 1980s about someone seeing a big hairy thing by a road in the area.
Bigfoot · Trinity Alps Wilderness, California · 2004
Witness reports that a hunter and others heard a scream in the Trinity Alps Wilderness on a Friday night around 9-10 p.m.
Bigfoot · California · 2000s
Witness reports that she and her best friend Kathy Strain observed two red glowing eyes in a pocket of scrub brush during a BFRO expedition.
Bigfoot · Sierra Nevada, California
A witness hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains observed a female Sasquatch behind a bush and was then confronted by an angry male Sasquatch.
Bigfoot · California · 1967
A close-range photograph of a sasquatch is claimed to have been taken in California and sent to Roger Patterson.
Bigfoot · Sierra Nevada, California
The narrator's uncle reports seeing large, hairy, primitive people living in the mountains who walk on all fours and stand up to look at him.