Bigfoot reports in Florida
416 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 5.
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 · Braden River, Florida · 1983
A witness reports seeing an eight-foot-tall, auburn-haired creature with long arms and hands past its knees near a riverbank in Florida.
Bigfoot · Sumter County, Florida · 2009
Witness and his son report seeing a large, bipedal, hairy creature with dark eyes and a flat nose while driving on a road in Richloam Wildlife Management Area.
Bigfoot · Miami, Florida · 2010
Witness reports seeing a tall biped cross the road at night near Miami.
Bigfoot · Coconut Creek, Florida · 1994
Witness reports hearing parallel footsteps and smelling a musty odor while walking on a trail at night, concluding they encountered a sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Myakka River, Florida
Witness reports finding two sets of tracks (one juvenile, one 10-11 inches) and a clump of hair caught on a picnic table at the campsite.
Bigfoot · Holopaw, Florida · 1999
Witness reports seeing a large, extremely hairy creature standing about 7 1/2 feet tall in the woods near St. Cloud, Florida.
Bigfoot · Davie, Florida · 1974
Witness reports seeing a huge shadow creature outside their home in Davie, FL, which screamed, ate watermelon, drank from a lake, and later attacked animals and a police car.
Bigfoot · Chiefland, Florida · 1989
Witness reports seeing several pairs of large red eyes high up near their bus in a desolate area before dawn.
Bigfoot · Thonotosassa, Florida · 2018
Witness reports seeing a big white furry animal standing upright near Dead River Road on Highway 301 and later identifying it as bigfoot.
Bigfoot · New Tampa Little League Park, Florida · 2013
A wildlife biologist reports seeing a large, black, upright-walking creature with a wide chest crossing a trail in Cypress Creek Preserve.
Bigfoot · Barth, Florida · 2009
Witness reports hearing loud wood knocks resembling someone hitting a tree with a baseball bat while in a deer blind.
Bigfoot · Live Oak, Florida · 2000
Witness reports a tall, huge black form rushing across the highway and hitting their trailer at night.
Bigfoot · Youngstown, Florida · 1972
Witness reports seeing a large, slouching, hairy biped walking in the opposite direction of a friend near a creek while camping.
Bigfoot · Collier County, Florida · 2012
Witness reports hearing a non-animal howl response to their call from the direction of previous sightings.
Bigfoot · Citrus County, Florida · 1961
Witness reports seeing a 5-6 foot tall, hairy creature with long arms that stood up from a stump and ran away during a night walk in March 1961.
Bigfoot · Jacksonville, Florida · 1994
Witness reports seeing a tall, bipedal, shaggy creature crossing the road at night while driving with his wife.
Bigfoot · Punta Gorda, Florida · 2006
Witness reports seeing a large bipedal creature with dark hair and no neck while touring a flooded ranch property.
Bigfoot · Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, Florida · 2025
Witness reports seeing two bipedal figures crossing the road at high speed in Goethe State Forest.
Bigfoot · Gilchrist Island, Florida · 1962
Witness reports something throwing sticks at them from the swamp area during a Boy Scout campout in Fall 1962.
Bigfoot · Venice, Florida · 1992
Witness reports hitting a large, hairy creature with his car on Interstate 75 near Venice, Florida, noting its khaki and red hair, black hand, and deep growl.
Bigfoot · Salt Springs, Florida · 2004
Witness reports seeing a large dark brown animal standing on the side of a logging road in Ocala National Forest and observing its tracks.
Bigfoot · Pierson, Florida · 2011
Witness reports seeing a nine-foot-tall big and brown creature crouching in a ditch, standing up to walk across the road, and then crouching back down.
Bigfoot · Rainbow Springs, Florida · 2010
Witness reports seeing a black Bigfoot 6.5-7 ft tall with leather-like skin that dropped to all fours and ran like a greyhound.
Bigfoot · Wellborn, Florida · 2007
Witness reports finding a large footprint and hearing vocalizations and knocks from a creature near a swamp in Suwannee County.
Bigfoot · Jacksonville, Florida · 1975
Witness reports hearing heavy footsteps in the woods near a creek and then seeing a tall hairy creature looking at him before it ran away.
Bigfoot · Esto, Florida · 2005
Witness reports seeing a large, reddish-brown, long-haired creature with a flat human-like chest glide across the road on all fours.
Bigfoot · Mulberry, Florida · 2004
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy creature standing at the fence line and hearing noises from the woods behind their property.
Bigfoot · Jacksonville, Florida · 2000
Witness reports hearing large movements in the tree line and finding a broken pine branch, followed by a second incident where a colleague saw a tall black figure.
Bigfoot · Bunnell, Florida · 2012
Witness reports hearing a scream and seeing an object pass above them in a swamp, followed by stones being thrown at their tree stand.
Bigfoot · North Fort Myers, Florida · 1963
Witness reports seeing a huge shadow of a bipedal creature taller than a man and hearing its footsteps and moan outside their bedroom window in 1963.
Bigfoot · Greenwood, Florida · 1990
Witness reports seeing an upright, gray-haired creature standing 7 to 8 feet tall with very large eyes while fishing in a swamp.
Bigfoot · Lake County, Florida · 2015
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature cross the road quickly in front of their car on a sunny Saturday morning.
Bigfoot · Blackman, Florida · 1993
Witness reports seeing a very large animal walking on its hind legs with a humanoid gait near a large oak tree while bowhunting.
Bigfoot · Apalachicola National Forest, Florida · 2007
Witness and his brother found a neatly constructed bed of broken palmetto fronds requiring opposable thumbs to create.
Bigfoot · Saint Augustine, Florida · 2002
Witness reports hearing loud, high-pitched screams and movement in the woods near a check station in Guana River WMA, which he and his brother and a biologist ruled out as known local wildlife.
Bigfoot · Flamingo, Florida · 2006
Witness reports seeing a tall, muscular, dark brown furry creature with a white chin patch while taking out a boat near the Everglades.
Bigfoot · Miami-Dade County, Florida
Witness reports being chased by creatures making low roars and throwing rocks while fleeing into Everglades National Park.
Bigfoot · Crestview, Florida · 2021
Witness reports seeing a large black creature with hunched posture walking across an open area near Eglin AFB and recording it on video.
Bigfoot · Ocala National Forest, Florida
Witness reports walking up on a creature napping in thick brush and watching it run into the swamp.
Bigfoot · Rockledge, Florida · 1998
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature with long dirty shaggy yellow hair and a tarp over its face while driving on US-1 at night.
Bigfoot · Flagler, Florida · 2007
Witness reports seeing shining eyes in the woods and hearing a deep growl while fishing late at night, causing them to flee.
Bigfoot · Ochopee, Florida · 1997
Witness reports that while night fishing near an overpass in summer 1997, he and a friend were screamed at by an unseen creature with intense vocal power.
Bigfoot · Ochopee, Florida · 2012
Witness reports seeing glowing yellow human-shaped eyes in the woods near their campsite and smelling a skunk/wet dog odor.
Bigfoot · Green Swamp, Florida · 2026
Witness reports hearing something moving on two legs in the woods near his campsite that stopped whenever he shone his light.
Bigfoot · Holt, Florida · 2022
Witness reports hearing loud knocking sounds in the woods while hunting with two friends, which they attribute to a likely sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Flagler Beach, Florida · 1978
Witness reports seeing a tall, upright creature covered in brownish/grey fur moving closer to their group on a peninsula in Flagler Beach.
Bigfoot · Lake County, Florida · 1996
Witness reports seeing a tall upright figure at their campsite that ransacked their coolers and made strange noises.
Bigfoot · Collier County, Florida · 1973
Witness reports seeing an 8 to 9 foot tall, upright-walking creature with sparse hair and a human-like face that stole bacon from their campsite.
Bigfoot · Hillsborough County, Florida · 2012
Witness reports hearing noises, whistles, and rocks being thrown at them while camping under a bridge on I-75, followed by a loud crash and a skunk-like smell.
Bigfoot · Salt Springs, Florida · 2006
Witness reports seeing a dark, hairy, bipedal figure approximately 5 to 6 feet tall crossing a forest road in the Ocala National Forest.
Bigfoot · Holiday, Florida · 2009
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered figure in their headlights near Holiday Recreational Center that watched them before running into the woods.
Bigfoot · Collier County, Florida · 2005
Witness reports seeing an 8ft tall black shadow in the woods and later hearing a wailing sound approaching their campsite.
Bigfoot · Withlacoochee River, Florida
The narrator saw a giant shadow of a person in the woods and heard loud branch-cracking while kayaking on the river.
Bigfoot · Polk County, Florida · 1979
Witness reports hearing a loud noise like wood being banged against a tree and later finding tracks in the area.
Bigfoot · Brevard County, Florida · 2011
A fishing guide and two clients observed a large, hairy, bipedal creature standing up and facing them before walking into the mangroves.
Bigfoot · Middleburg, Florida · 2009
Witness reports seeing two upright, non-human creatures standing by a speed limit sign on SR21 in Middleburg while driving home at night.
Bigfoot · Miami-Dade County, Florida
Witness reports the campsite being completely smashed with tents destroyed and metal chairs bent.
Bigfoot · Wakulla, Florida · 2008
Witnesses report seeing an ape-like mammal charging through the brush near a brook in Apalachicola National Forest while hiking.
Bigfoot · Naples, Florida · 1983
Witness reports seeing a dark brown to black bipedal creature standing approximately 6.5 feet tall while hunting hogs near Cypress Bayheads.
Bigfoot · Gulf Hammock, Florida · 2000
Witness reports seeing a tall, gray-furred humanoid creature crossing a dirt road and later hearing it follow them through the woods.
Bigfoot · New Smyrna Beach, Florida · 2001
Witness reports seeing a large, black or brown humanoid figure with a smooth stride and forward stance walking along the surf edge on a boardwalk.
Bigfoot · The Villages, Florida · 2013
Witness reports hearing a loud cry and later observing rocks being thrown at their home while sitting on the lanai with their partner.
Bigfoot · Brewster, Florida · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large, dark-haired skunk ape splashing water at the edge of the Alafia River before it climbed into the woods.
Bigfoot · Century, Florida · 2009
Witness reports hearing low, guttural vocalizations resembling 'Samurai chatter' while squirrel hunting in the woods bordering the river.
Bigfoot · Gilchrist Island, Florida · 1963
Witness reports squirrels screaming in fear followed by footsteps and a loud terrifying scream or howl during a campout in April 1963.
Bigfoot · Jefferson County, Florida · 1976
Witness reports that he and his father heard a large creature moving in the woods near Waukeena in 1976, which they identified as a skunk ape.
Bigfoot · Cassadaga, Florida · 2012
Witness reports seeing two large eyes about 6 feet off the ground while driving on a country road in Florida around midnight.
Bigfoot · Saint Augustine, Florida · 2013
Witness reports hearing heavy bipedal footsteps and loud thrashing from a large creature in the woods while attempting to attract it with calls.
Bigfoot · Hudson, Florida · 1978
Witness reports seeing a dark figure with glowing red eyes watching them through a bedroom window.
Bigfoot · Dunnellon, Florida · 1979
Witness reports smelling a foul stench and hearing silence while taking photos near Dunellon, then finding a large footprint and matted underbrush the next morning.
Bigfoot · Indiantown, Florida · 1998
Witness reports seeing two parallel tracks in wet grass and hearing a strange 'hrumpff' sound from across a canal while hunting.
Bigfoot · Tallahassee Creek, Florida · 2005
Witness reports seeing a large, upright, hairy creature walking fast through their backyard on September 18, 2005.
Bigfoot · Esto, Florida · 2005
Witnesses report hearing deep grunts and thuds circling their tent at night in the woods near Esto.
Bigfoot · Sarasota County, Florida · 2014
Witness reports seeing a huge bigfoot with smooth dark brown hair running across the road in front of her car at night.
Bigfoot · Pasco County, Florida · 1984
Witness reports hearing a howling/growling noise in an open field, approaching the tree line to see an 8-foot tall creature that ran off towards a swamp.
Bigfoot · Seminole County, Florida · 1980s
Witness reports a large bipedal creature watching from across the creek and later reacting to a spotlight with a howl before fleeing.
Bigfoot · Okeechobee County, Florida
Witness reports seeing a huge tall figure not on all fours and hearing a low gurgle in the woods near Okeechobee.
Bigfoot · Indian River County, Florida · 2012
Witness reports seeing an 8-foot tall, black-haired, upright creature with long arms standing among cypress trees near I-95.
Bigfoot · Tavares, Florida · 1985
Witness reports seeing a huge blackish brown creature running upright across the road near Lake Jem in late 1985.
Bigfoot · Cocoa, Florida · 1989
Witness reports seeing a 7-8 foot tall dark creature running upright toward their car on Nova Road before it stopped to watch them drive away.
Bigfoot · Charlotte County, Florida · 2008
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, muscular humanoid that moved quickly and silently near their home in the early morning.
Bigfoot · Jacksonville, Florida · 2006
Witness reports being shadowed by an unseen entity in the woods near Jacksonville that smelled like a wet dog and did not flee.
Bigfoot · Marion County, Florida · 1994
Witness reports hearing distinct screams in the distance while camping in Ocala National Forest that she later identified as resembling Bigfoot calls.
Bigfoot · Christmas, Florida · 2012
Witness reports seeing a large brown upright figure walking away from the water's edge along the St. John's River.
Bigfoot · Ocala, Florida · 1993
Witness reports seeing two piercing red eyes looking into their bedroom window from outside a mobile home in Marion County, Florida, in the summer of 1993.
Bigfoot · Everglades City, Florida · 2001
Witness reports seeing a dark brown, hairy creature resembling a monkey or ape on all fours near Turner River Road.
Bigfoot · Cedar Key, Florida · 2016
Witnesses report seeing a large, hairy creature crossing the highway before disappearing into the woods.
Bigfoot · Middleburg, Florida · 2007
Witness reports hearing loud wood-on-wood knocks followed by a loud, long cry unlike any known animal while hiking in a Florida pine forest.
Bigfoot · Jacksonville, Florida · 2009
Witness reports seeing a small, black, primate-like creature sitting upright on an old road in a pine forest near Jacksonville.
Bigfoot · Tampa, Florida · 2010
Witness reports finding large footprints with mid-tarsal break features and broken trees consistent with Sasquatch activity.
Bigfoot · Lake Hatchineha, Florida · 2016
Witness reports seeing a tall creature resembling a mossy cypress tree standing in the middle of Hatchineha Road in heavy fog.
Bigfoot · Okeechobee, Florida · 2003
Witness and his buddy heard footsteps imitating their movements while hunting boar at night in Okeechobee County.
Bigfoot · Charlotte County, Florida · 2005
Witnesses report hearing an indescribable scream/yell/growl from a large animal while camping on the Peace River, which they later recognized as matching Bigfoot audio.
Bigfoot · Middleburg, Florida · 2008
Witness reports hearing loud growling, howls, and a sound like something hitting a tree with a bat in the woods near their home.
Bigfoot · Fort McCoy, Florida · 2008
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot crossing the road while driving in the Ocala National Forest.
Bigfoot · Sarasota, Florida · 1981
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, human-like figure standing near a drainage ditch and VWs in a wooded area.
Bigfoot · Southport, Florida · 2000
Witness reports hearing loud, strange screams or howls while four-wheel driving in the woods near Panama City.
Bigfoot · Plant City, Florida · 1996
Witness reports seeing a tall creature with red eyes while driving on Hopewell Road at night.
Bigfoot · Venice, Florida · 1993
Witness reports a second encounter on the same stretch of road near the river in late winter/early spring where he saw a creature in the median with another driver.
Bigfoot · Palm Beach County, Florida
Witness reports seeing a large bare foot print during a subsequent hunting trip in the same area.