Bigfoot reports in Massachusetts
57 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
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 · North Adams, Massachusetts · 1879
Witnesses report that two hunters encountered a huge hairy creature resembling half man and half beast on a peak near North Adams, which charged them after being shot.
Bigfoot · Franklin County, Massachusetts
Witness reports sensing a presence and hearing a loud shock wave from a young male creature behind railroad tracks in Williamstown.
Bigfoot · Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Witness reports a rock the size of a basketball landing in the pond and a bowling ball-sized rock hitting the ground between them while walking out.
Bigfoot · Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Witness reports hearing trash cans punted and branches snapped by something heavy moving upright through the woods behind their house.
Bigfoot · Adams, Massachusetts · 2016
Witnesses report hearing non-rhythmic clapping sounds and the sound of something walking and breaking branches approximately 100 feet away in the woods.
Bigfoot · New Bedford, Massachusetts · 2009
Witness reports that his girlfriend saw a large brown hair-covered man standing on the side of Route 140 near Freetown before it disappeared.
Bigfoot · Hampden County, Massachusetts · 2025
Witness reports seeing a large, black, hair-covered silhouette resembling Bigfoot from the shoulders up in a field near Balance Rock Road before it vanished.
Bigfoot · Sandwich, Massachusetts · 1977
Witness reports a furry, 5-6 foot tall creature peering through their window and fleeing on two legs, leaving hoofed footprints.
Bigfoot · Mount Wachusett, Massachusetts · 2023
Witness reports seeing a large dark shape with a head and shoulders on Wachusett Mountain and speculating it was bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Franklin County, Massachusetts
Witness reports hearing a tree break in the same area months later after intending to make contact with the creatures.
Bigfoot · Franklin County, Massachusetts · 2019
Witness reports hearing a gorilla-like roar in the woods and fleeing to an SUV for safety during a camping trip.
Bigfoot · Franklin County, Massachusetts
Witness reports sensing three creatures on an icy trail on Pine Cobble Mountain in winter.
Bigfoot · Worcester County, Massachusetts
Witness reports that a creature understood their spoken language and threw a rock with significant force near [name]'s head.
Bigfoot · Ashburnham, Massachusetts · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, black-haired bipedal creature crossing a fire road near a swamp while riding a snowmobile.
Bigfoot · Westfield, Massachusetts · 2010
Witness reports hearing distinct howls at 3am that they identified as similar to known Bigfoot vocalizations.
Bigfoot · South Hadley, Massachusetts · 2020
Witness reports hearing whistling, breaking branches, and whooping calls while hiking Taylor's Notch, concluding they were surrounded by an unusual creature that did not sound like known local…
Bigfoot · Mount Washington State Forest, Massachusetts · 2016
Witness reports hearing a loud noise resembling a wood knock from far away while camping, attributing it to a large creature.
Bigfoot · Abington, Massachusetts · 1979
Witness reports hearing terrifying screams and seeing a large, two-footed creature crashing through the woods behind his house in July 1979.
Bigfoot · Charlemont, Massachusetts · 2006
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature standing still behind a guardrail on a bridge in West Charlemont.
Bigfoot · Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Witness reports being followed by an unseen entity throwing rocks with high accuracy while fishing at Halfway Pond and other local woods.
Bigfoot · Becket, Massachusetts · 2012
Witness reports hearing knocks and seeing red eyeshine from a tall creature in the woods behind their home.
Bigfoot · Westport, Massachusetts
Witness reports an experience about 30 years ago in Westport, MA where they thought they saw a bigfoot going after a family dog.
Bigfoot · North Dartmouth, Massachusetts · 2009
Witness reports observing large footprints in the snow walking through properties and into the woods, which they attribute to bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Rowley, Massachusetts · 1996
Witness reports seeing three tanned brown upright creatures jogging together in the woods near Rowley when they were 10 years old.
Bigfoot · Charlton, Massachusetts · 2016
Witness reports seeing a large, black, scary, and tall figure standing near a tree while riding an ATV in the woods.
Bigfoot · Worcester County, Massachusetts · 2008
Witness reports seeing a tall, broad, dark-haired creature resembling Bigfoot walking on two legs near the woodline of Route 146 before it entered the woods.
Bigfoot · Plum Island, Massachusetts · 1978
Witness reports seeing a huge, dark, hunched humanoid figure crossing the road near an observation tower on Plum Island.
Bigfoot · Franklin County, Massachusetts
Witness reports seeing two young ones on Pine Cobble Mountain.
Bigfoot · Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Witness describes a tall man-like figure barreling through the woods with a straight high track between sheds.
Bigfoot · Westfield, Massachusetts · 2014
Witness reports finding massive footprints in the grass near a cemetery in Westfield, Massachusetts, and taking a picture of them.
Bigfoot · Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Witness reports seeing a huge hair-covered upright creature running on two legs between houses after shining a spotlight.
Bigfoot · Leominster, Massachusetts · 2010
Witness reports hearing a noise and finding deep, fresh footprints in the woods that appeared to be chasing deer tracks.
Bigfoot · Scituate, Massachusetts · 2000
Witness reports hearing a loud, non-human wailing in the woods near a reservoir from 3 AM to 5:30 AM on November 25, 2000.
Bigfoot · Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Witness reports feeling the vibration of a rock hitting the ground between them and their companion while walking on a trail.
Bigfoot · Florida, Massachusetts · 2026
Witness reports hearing vocalizations and wood knocks from two separate directions while driving through Savoy State Forest.
Bigfoot · Westfield, Massachusetts · 2011
Witness reports hearing massive bipedal footsteps and a low guttural growl from a large creature in the woods, followed by paralysis before escaping with his friend.
Bigfoot · Hanson, Massachusetts · 2013
Witness reports seeing a large, dark-haired, hunched humanoid figure crossing a road near a dump while driving in heavy rain.
Bigfoot · Williamstown, Massachusetts · 2015
Witness reports that his wife saw a tall, black-furred animal walking upright on the side of Route 7 near the Vermont state line.
Bigfoot · Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Witness reports something lifting the rear of their police cruiser during a stakeout.
Bigfoot · Lakeville, Massachusetts · 2009
Witness reports hearing deliberate knocks from the brush and finding a wooden club and holes in the ground near a pond.
Bigfoot · Charlemont, Massachusetts · 2000s
Witness reports hearing and observing a biped walking through the woods on Negus Mountain in Rowe, MA.
Bigfoot · Berkshire County, Massachusetts · 1989
Witness reports observing a tall, reddish-haired, stooped humanoid creature stacking rocks and moving wood on October Mountain.
Bigfoot · Washington, Massachusetts · 2015
Witnesses report a large rock was thrown at them while hiking on October Mountain, followed by the discovery of a dead bass on a boulder.
Bigfoot · Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Witness reports seeing a big hairy man on two feet during a police stakeout.
Bigfoot · Great Barrington, Massachusetts · 2015
Witness reports hearing a wood knock and a tree falling at 2:30am while camping solo in Massachusetts.
Bigfoot · Belchertown, Massachusetts · 1998
Witness reports hearing a tree crash followed by an enormously loud and guttural growl/scream/roar from the tree line near their porch in Belchertown.
Bigfoot · Massachusetts
Witness reports an ape-like creature encounter in the Cabbell Mountain Reservoir area of Massachusetts.
Bigfoot · Massachusetts
Witness reports seeing a second, smaller brown creature running across the woods shortly after the first encounter.
Bigfoot · Berkshire County, Massachusetts · 1879
Witness reports that two hunters in North Adams were startled by a huge half-man/half-animal creature that they shot and chased for over a mile.
Bigfoot · Russell, Massachusetts · 1984
Witness reports a large, eight-foot-tall, hair-covered humanoid with red eyes and gorilla-like features approached her car on Dickinson Hill Road in Russell, Massachusetts.
Bigfoot · West Bridgewater, Massachusetts · 2010
A witness reports that a group of friends hiking in the woods near West Bridgewater encountered a large, bipedal, hairy creature that chased them after they found a mutilated dog.
Bigfoot · Drake Mountain, Massachusetts
[name] reports that while hunting for deer in the Cabo Mountain region of Massachusetts, he encountered a Bigfoot creature less than five feet away that reached its hand out to him.
Bigfoot · Plymouth, Massachusetts · 2023
Witness reports being targeted by flying rocks and hearing imitated rooster calls while fishing in a Massachusetts pond.
Bigfoot · Franklin County, Massachusetts
Witness reports that his late brother-in-law sensed creatures around him while working as supervisor at October Mountain State Forest.
Bigfoot · Lakeville, Massachusetts · 2014
A bigfoot sighting was reported in 2014 at [name]'s Neck park in the Bridgewater Triangle.
Bigfoot · Massachusetts
The witness contacted the Bigfoot Research Organization to report the encounter.
Bigfoot · Massachusetts
[name] reports a massive creature communicated it wouldn't hurt her and grinned at her without showing teeth.