Bigfoot reports in Kentucky
216 cases, best-documented first. Page 2 of 3.
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 · Berea, Kentucky · 2019
Witness reports hearing a sliding noise on rocks above them while descending a steep mountain trail in Kentucky, which they suspected was Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Blaine, Kentucky · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, hair-covered figure standing upright near Blaine Creek and hearing it follow him after he fled.
Bigfoot · Berea, Kentucky · 2014
Witness reports hearing a deliberate branch snap and seeing logs and limestone slabs hurled at their ATV by an unseen entity in the woods near Berea.
Bigfoot · Boston, Kentucky · 1978
Witness reports seeing a black creature moving quickly through the woods and later hearing a loud mournful roar that silenced local dogs.
Bigfoot · Leitchfield, Kentucky · 2012
Witness reports hearing solid wood knocks and a horrific cry followed by finding large footprints with two big toes near their home.
Bigfoot · Lawrenceburg, Kentucky · 1993
Witness reports seeing an approximately 8-foot tall creature with long brown hair while deer hunting on a local farm.
Bigfoot · Logan County, Kentucky · 1972
Witness reports seeing an extremely large creature with a short neck and long arms standing in a soybean field.
Bigfoot · Trigg County, Kentucky · 2010
Witness reports seeing a large, upright-running creature with tanish/brown fur and a Neanderthal-like brow while driving near Lake Barkley Resort.
Bigfoot · Jefferson County, Kentucky · 2022
Witness reports hearing whooping and clicking noises from an unseen creature approaching their sleeping area in the woods at night.
Bigfoot · Henderson County, Kentucky
Witness reports seeing Bigfoot disappear quickly when his uncle approached the window to look.
Bigfoot · Leitchfield, Kentucky · 1975
Witness reports seeing a large, grayish-brown humanoid partially hidden behind a tree midway down a hill at dusk.
Bigfoot · Eastern, Kentucky
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature with grayish skin and cone-shaped head while fixing a radio antenna on a steep mountain in Kentucky.
Bigfoot · Eastern, Kentucky · 2021
Witness reports finding eighteen-inch long humanoid footprints on a game trail in eastern Kentucky.
Bigfoot · Whitley County, Kentucky · 2025
Two campers report hearing extra footfalls and strange deep chirping noises in the woods, followed by a large bipedal creature hitting a tree before fleeing.
Bigfoot · East Fork Clear Creek, Kentucky · 2014
Witness reports seeing a pair of glowing red eyes about eight feet high in the valley while shining a flashlight.
Bigfoot · Larue County, Kentucky
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy humanoid with dark reddish-brown hair and human eyes standing outside their bedroom window in the late 1990s or early 2000s.
Bigfoot · Auburn, Kentucky · 2015
Witness reports seeing two red lights resembling eyes and hearing a loud whoop from an unseen creature in the darkness near her deer stand.
Bigfoot · Cave City, Kentucky · 2003
Witness reports hearing three distinct vocalizations resembling a woman being brutalized while vacationing at Diamond Resort in Mammoth Cave State Park.
Bigfoot · Cary, Kentucky · 1950
Witness reports seeing an ape-like creature at a coal mine with a neighbor boy.
Bigfoot · Trigg County, Kentucky · 2017
Witness reports hearing heavy bipedal footsteps and animal alarm calls at night, then seeing nothing but hearing the creature run off with a boar-man sound.
Bigfoot · Woodbine, Kentucky · 2010
Witness reports hearing and seeing a large creature screaming, stomping, and snapping limbs behind their hunting blind in the mist.
Bigfoot · Whitley County, Kentucky · 2026
Witness reports hearing repetitive, loud, distant screams from an unknown source while camping in Kentucky.
Bigfoot · Northern, Kentucky
Witness reports finding barefoot tracks in the mud which [name] identified as a juvenile Bigfoot, followed by the discovery of two additional massive tracks.
Bigfoot · Bardstown, Kentucky · 2006
Witness reports hearing a terrible screaming sound from the back of their property in July 2006 that was unlike any coyote calls.
Bigfoot · Van Lear, Kentucky · 1951
Witness reports seeing a 9-10 foot tall, copper-haired humanoid with big round brown eyes under their back lawn.
Bigfoot · Richmond, Kentucky · 1983
Witness reports being chased by a large, hairy, upright figure while riding his bike near Waco, Kentucky.
Bigfoot · Etown Dog Park, Kentucky
Witness reports finding large human-like footprints in the snow and following them to blood droplets and a shaking shrub while exploring woods behind his house.
Bigfoot · Deane, Kentucky · 2010
Witness reports finding an odd impression in the mud near a stream split that appears to have toes.
Bigfoot · Whitley County, Kentucky · 2015
Witness reports hearing footsteps and seeing something walk back and forth for fifteen minutes while trying to record audio.
Bigfoot · Pikeville, Kentucky · 1990s
Witness reports finding large bare footprints in the snow while hiking with a step-brother.
Bigfoot · Canton, Kentucky · 2005
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot standing by the roadside while driving on State Route 164 near Canton, KY.
Bigfoot · Madison County, Kentucky · 1993
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered humanoid with gorilla-like features sitting on a log and beating it with a rock before fleeing.
Bigfoot · Brandenburg, Kentucky · 2007
Witness reports a large bipedal creature with dark fur and a foul odor attacked their camping tent in the woods near their home.
Bigfoot · Jefferson Memorial Forest, Kentucky
Witnesses report a tall, thin figure resembling Bigfoot peeking from behind a tree and standing in the trail before running off into the woods.
Bigfoot · Greenup, Kentucky · 2001
Witness reports seeing an 8-foot tall, hairy creature making grunting noises in a pine forest and claims to have photographed its footprints.
Bigfoot · Larue County, Kentucky · 2016
Witness reports a visual sighting of a white creature around 8.5-9ft tall near their house in the forest.
Bigfoot · Logan County, Kentucky · 2014
Witness reports seeing a tall, large, dark figure walking uphill on a sunny day in April near Hollow Bill.
Bigfoot · Liberty, Kentucky · 1953
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot digging with a stick and displaying teeth at close range while he and [name] were playing behind a house.
Bigfoot · Fleming County, Kentucky · 2005
Witness reports a group heard a scream and saw a creature with red eyes near a creek in the woods.
Bigfoot · Knott County, Kentucky · 2019
The narrator claims to have found a massive bare foot track in a cemetery that they identify as a Bigfoot track.
Bigfoot · Mason County, Kentucky · 1982
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark, upright-walking figure near a fenceline while retrieving a watch from a creek.
Bigfoot · Louisa, Kentucky · 2012
Witness reports seeing two large, dark-colored figures resembling pine trees near Rich Creek boat ramp, one standing and one kneeling.
Bigfoot · Whitley County, Kentucky · 2015
Witness reports seeing tree branches move without wind and hearing footsteps while shining a spotlight along the woodline.
Bigfoot · Madisonville, Kentucky · 2010
Witness reports hearing a strange howl, yell, and growl sound three times at daybreak while deer hunting with their daughter in Madisonville, KY, suspecting it might be Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Elkhorn City, Kentucky · 2010
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy humanoid creature resembling a 'Squatch' near Elkhorn City, Kentucky, in December 2010.
Bigfoot · Green River, Kentucky · 1960s
Witness reports seeing a tall, bipedal female creature walking towards them from a tree line after being thrown from a runaway horse.
Bigfoot · Polksville, Kentucky · 1994
Witness reports seeing a giant black hulking figure chase deer while bow hunting just before dusk.
Bigfoot · Jackson, Kentucky · 1984
Witness reports finding small footprints on a frozen creek near their home in southeastern Kentucky.
Bigfoot · Clark County, Kentucky
The narrator mentions having a previous Bigfoot encounter near the same mountain where the woman's incident occurred.
Bigfoot · Davis, Kentucky · 2002
Witness reports seeing a large, shaggy creature leaning out of an abandoned barn doorway and watching him for 15-20 minutes.
Bigfoot · Louellen, Kentucky · 1981
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot tall, dark brown humanoid with thin chest hair and short thick leg hair kneeling by the road before leaping away.
Bigfoot · Lewisburg, Kentucky · 1991
Witness reports hearing a loud screeching roar and smelling a foul odor before seeing a tall, large, hairy creature on two legs fleeing into the woods.
Bigfoot · Lockport, Kentucky · 1978
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature standing by a hitching post near their barn in the fall of 1978.
Bigfoot · Lincoln County, Kentucky · 2018
Witness reports seeing a 9-foot tall Bigfoot standing across the street from their house in Lincoln County, Kentucky, which locked eyes with them before squatting and backing away into the grass.
Bigfoot · Green River, Kentucky
Witness reports seeing Bigfoot traveling along the Green River route in the evening.
Bigfoot · Carter County, Kentucky · 1980s
Witness and wife hear someone whistling on a hill; the witness fires shots but the entity continues walking around the hill without speeding up or slowing down.
Bigfoot · Marion County, Kentucky
Paranormal investigator reports seeing a bipedal figure in thermal vision that appeared to be walking in place after hearing crackling noises.
Bigfoot · Pikeville, Kentucky · 1994
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy male creature crossing a highway near a river in the early morning.
Bigfoot · Petersburg, Kentucky · 2011
Witness reports seeing a bipedal creature with black hair and short legs crossing the road on KY 8.
Bigfoot · Paintsville, Kentucky · 1999
Witness reports seeing a bipedal creature run across a clearing at Flat Gap in September 1999.
Bigfoot · McCreary County, Kentucky · 2003
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot tall, gray-haired humanoid with reddish eyes near Highway 92.
Bigfoot · Lincoln County, Kentucky
Witness reports seeing a lighter, reddish-colored, hairier Bigfoot squatting behind a hay bale in broad daylight.
Bigfoot · Kentucky
Witness reports seeing a massive creature at Big Rock Bluff and later finding its tracks in the snow.
Bigfoot · Kentucky
Witness reports hearing bipedal steps and feeling a jump while hiking with his daughter on his shoulders, then seeing the creature disappear.
Bigfoot · Kentucky
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot standing on a hillside near a cove while boating, followed by hearing a growl from the creature as it retreated.
Bigfoot · Kentucky · 1998
Witness reports a creature took two squirrels from them in the Daniel Boone National Forest.
Bigfoot · Rockbridge, Kentucky · 1978
Witness reports hearing that someone saw a large hairy creature standing in the mouth of a cavern visible from a sky lift.
Bigfoot · Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
Witness reports a creature making thumping sounds on the wall and window of a cabin in the Daniel Boone National Forest, which [name] believes is likely Sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
Witness reports that during a Bigfoot Outlaws outing in a graveyard, the group experienced trees being pushed over, branches breaking, and objects being thrown at them.
Bigfoot · Washington County, Kentucky · 1894
A man-beast with long white hair and bear-like feet was reported living in a cave in Washington County, Kentucky, stealing chickens and terrorizing the neighborhood.
Bigfoot · Jefferson County, Kentucky · 1770s
Daniel Boone reportedly shot a 10-foot-tall hairy creature he called a “Yahoo” near modern-day Yahoo Falls.
Bigfoot · Carter County, Kentucky · 1980s
Witness's wife reports seeing an old Indian man looking through the window at her from mid-chest up.
Bigfoot · Henderson County, Kentucky · 1975
Witness reports that [name] encountered a female Sasquatch in 1975 after being thrown from a horse and left injured in a briar thicket near the Green River.
Bigfoot · Madisonville, Kentucky · 1960s
Witness's mother and grandmother reported a monster howling at their window and leaving marks on a tree outside their home.
Bigfoot · Lawrenceburg, Kentucky · 2006
Witness reports his then 4-year-old daughter saw two hairy creatures with red eyes at the edge of her field in 2006.
Bigfoot · Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
The narrator reports a story from Daniel Boone about him shooting a large hairy man in the forest.
Bigfoot · Lawrence County, Kentucky · 1995
Witness reports hearing loud, high-pitched noises in a wooded cow pasture that matched audio recordings of Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Scottsville, Kentucky · 2002
Witness reports that the area is known for sightings of the "monkey man" and that their late Grandmother saw one of these creatures.
Bigfoot · Carter County, Kentucky
Witness's son, his girlfriend, and daughter claim to have had a visual of the creature.
Bigfoot · Marshall County, Kentucky
The narrator's stepdad reports smelling a terrible odor and seeing a large, bipedal creature watching him near their cars at a cabin before it disappeared.
Bigfoot · Campbellsville, Kentucky · 1978
Witness reports her husband heard a frightening cry and smelled a strong musty odor in July 1978 while alone on their farm.
Bigfoot · Scottsville, Kentucky
Witness reports that their late Grandmother saw a tall, upright creature covered in white, curly hair leaning against a beech tree at night, and the narrator witnessed one such encounter.
Bigfoot · Pine Knot, Kentucky · 2014
Witness reports that a bigfoot was observed on **** Road in Pine Knot, KY, with yells heard and one seen twice on Meadows Grove Road.
Bigfoot · Carter County, Kentucky
Witness reports hearing a story about children being scared by a giant monkey looking through a kitchen door window.
Bigfoot · Mays Lick, Kentucky · 1980
Witness reports a large white, hairy, ape-like creature with pink eyes attacked his pet rooster on the porch before running away.
Bigfoot · Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky · 2026
The narrator reports that their friend [name]'s neighbors in the Daniel Boone National Forest are hearing strange noises and have seen a large hairy man.
Bigfoot · Salyersville, Kentucky · 1972
Witness reports his grandfather saw an ape-like creature while hunting in Magoffin County.
Bigfoot · Parnell, Kentucky
Witness reports his Uncle [name] saw a tall, black-haired figure with white eyes standing on a hill in Parnell, Kentucky, which watched him before he fled.
Bigfoot · Breathitt County, Kentucky · 1960s
Witness reports that her great-grandfather saw a Bigfoot stalking their property in the '60s or '70s, shot it, and later the creature returned to sit on the porch crying.
Bigfoot · Logan County, Kentucky · 2015
Witness's husband reports seeing red lights that blinked and hearing movement away from his stand, later identifying the experience as a bigfoot encounter.
Bigfoot · Pulaski County, Kentucky · 1996
Witness reports that a Pulaski County man found large casts or prints of a Bigfoot-like creature in Lexington around 1996.
Bigfoot · Maysville, Kentucky · 1980
Witness reports a truck driver saw a 6-7 foot tall ape-like creature with white hair on the side of U.S. Route 68 in Mason County, Kentucky.
Bigfoot · Lyon County, Kentucky
Witness reports that two men felt something pacing them while walking down to a creek at Devil's Backbone.
Bigfoot · Pulaski County, Kentucky · 1998
Witness relays a story about [name] from the Daniel Boone National Forest who claims Sasquatch surrounded his family while they were camping.
Bigfoot · Knott County, Kentucky
The narrator reports that their father's family in Webbville has long had stories of Sasquatch sightings in the area.
Bigfoot · Clark County, Kentucky
Doc Schrader's grandson heard a bigfoot howl and ran into the house scared.
Bigfoot · Crittenden County, Kentucky
Witness reports that her father also saw a similar tall, off-white creature in a creek bottom near Shady Lane.
Bigfoot · Boyd County, Kentucky · 1970s
Witness reports that his father, also driving a school bus in the late 1970s, saw a large ape-like creature with matted red/brown hair running down a path and across the road near Vanceburg, Kentucky.
Bigfoot · Big Branch, Kentucky
Witness's mother reports witnessing a hairy man taking food from her grandmother's porch in the Big Branch area.
Bigfoot · Carter County, Kentucky
Witness reports hearing a story about boys camping who heard someone walking around their tent and had the tent grabbed and thrown in the air.