Bigfoot reports in New York
186 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 2.
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 · Town of Lake George, New York · 2009
Seven people camping heard large walking noises and distinctive crackling sounds from an unseen creature near their campsite in the early morning.
Bigfoot · Warren County, New York · 2018
Witness reports seeing a black-haired, neckless creature on the side of US 4 that stepped over a railing and descended into the woods, leaving footprints later cast by a researcher.
Bigfoot · Washington County, New York · 2000
Witness reports hearing a deep roaring sound and seeing large branches break as a very large mammel approached them from the other side of a creek near Buck Mountain.
Bigfoot · Sabbath Day Point, New York · 2006
Witness reports hearing odd, sing-song vocalizations from a large creature while hiking alone near a small body of water.
Bigfoot · Sabbath Day Point, New York · 1990
Two witnesses report seeing a thin, brownish humanoid creature with a crazed grin that climbed a tree and blended in at Deer Leap on Lake George.
Bigfoot · Town of Lake George, New York · 2016
Witness reports hearing loud, far-away noises resembling a train while hiking in the off-season, which they believe could have been a sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Town of Lake George, New York · 1980
Witness reports hearing and observing a large creature following her and her husband along a road on Prospect Mountain during dusk.
Bigfoot · Town of Hague, New York · 2000
Witness reports seeing an elbow dragged down the side of their tent and hearing a bipedal creature about 6 feet high running away at 3:00 AM.
Bigfoot · Town of Tuxedo, New York · 1994
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, upright creature running across the road and leaping into thickets while driving at night in Harriman State Park.
Bigfoot · Town of Whitehall, New York · 2004
Witness reports hearing repetitious knocking from multiple sources that circled him and retreated as he approached a specific location in the forest.
Bigfoot · Northville Reservoir, New York · 2010
Witness reports an object the size of a baseball landed in their yard after hearing screams and seeing animal activity.
Bigfoot · Town of Somers, New York · 2010
Witness reports seeing a 5 to 5.5 foot man or Big Foot emerge from the woods at Amawalk Reservoir in September 2010, wash its face, and drink water.
Bigfoot · Town of Whitehall, New York · 2019
Witness reports seeing a tall, slender, dark brown humanoid creature with broad shoulders and long arms while walking his dog in Whitehall.
Bigfoot · Sabbath Day Point, New York · 2007
Witness reports being targeted by an unseen entity throwing rocks and making noises while hiking near a pond.
Bigfoot · Suffolk County, New York
The narrator reports encountering a large, hairy humanoid in the woods of Long Island while walking his daily routine.
Bigfoot · Town of Minerva, New York · 2006
Witness reports seeing a large, brown, furry creature lunge into the woods from a road in the Adirondacks, which they later concluded was not a moose or bear due to its color, size, and speed.
Bigfoot · Lewis County, New York · 2000
Witness reports seeing a dark, hairy, grollia-like creature walking on two legs in a swamp and hearing twigs snap.
Bigfoot · Town of Williamstown, New York · 1985
Witness reports a large figure attempted to enter their cabin at night and left large footprints in the snow outside.
Bigfoot · Town of Deposit, New York · 2005
Witness reports hearing a loud roar and seeing trees bent over while scouting in upstate New York.
Bigfoot · New York
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot sunning on a rock in New York and later finding knee and fist prints in the dirt.
Bigfoot · Town of Plymouth, New York · 2002
Witness reports hearing a long, harsh yowl unlike a coyote or bear near their campsite in Bowman Lakes during the previous summer.
Bigfoot · Village of Altamont, New York · 2001
Witness reports hearing a loud, chilling 'screaming howl' just outside their window at night that terrified them and caused their dog to defecate in fear.
Bigfoot · Ontario County, New York · 2020
Witness reports hearing a loud wood knock in a quiet swamp during bow season, which occurred again three weeks later during gun season.
Bigfoot · Town of Amenia, New York · 2013
Witness reports seeing a large bigfoot carrying a smaller one away after being shot at with a bow.
Bigfoot · Verona Beach, New York · 1972
Witness reports a large shadowy figure appeared outside his bedroom window and later caused significant damage to a storage room.
Bigfoot · Rockland County, New York · 1997
Witness reports seeing a brown, hairy creature crouching on a boulder near their campground in Bear Mountain State Park before it leaped and ran away on two legs.
Bigfoot · Hamilton County, New York · 2014
Witness reports hitting a huge, dark-furred creature carrying a deer with their car on Route 8 in Hamilton County, NY.
Bigfoot · City of Syracuse, New York · 1960
Witness reports hearing a fearsome guttural growl from the woods near a golf course in Syracuse after witnessing a mysterious boulder fall from the sky.
Bigfoot · Suffolk County, New York
Witness reports his first encounter in the pine barons was with a Bigfoot, though he later realized it was a Dogman.
Bigfoot · Town of Lake George, New York · 2016
The speaker reports practicing sasquatch calls while hiking in the Lake George area during the off-season in 2016.
Bigfoot · Buck Mountain, New York
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot smashing trees and making a loud click noise while hiking up Buck mountain.
Bigfoot · Village of Medina, New York · 1997
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark-haired creature resembling Bigfoot crossing railroad tracks while driving south.
Bigfoot · Town of Keene, New York · 2010
Witness reports seeing a large, upright, hairy creature at the edge of Cascade Lake that stood on two legs and stared at them before disappearing into the treeline.
Bigfoot · Essex County, New York · 1996
Witness reports seeing a seven-foot tall, dark brown, hairy humanoid creature standing on the shoreline of Pine Pond before it darted into the woods.
Bigfoot · Ulster County, New York · 2018
Witness reports hearing tree knocks and vocalizations while at a bonfire on a beef farm in upstate New York.
Bigfoot · City of Salamanca, New York · 2001
Witness reports seeing a tall dark hairy creature walking on two legs across railroad tracks while hunting near Salamanca, NY.
Bigfoot · Village of Bath, New York · 2002
Witness reports seeing a bipedal creature walking on hind legs and running across a creek during deer season.
Bigfoot · Village of Rye Brook, New York · 1986
Witness reports seeing a huge brownish figure about 8 to 9 ft tall leaning against a building in a wooded area near Rye Brook, New York, which vanished before they could investigate footprints.
Bigfoot · Caroga Lake, New York · 1998
Witness reports seeing a tall, brown, man-shaped animal standing on two legs that grunted and walked away with a swagging gait.
Bigfoot · Warren County, New York · 2001
Witness reports seeing a huge hairy man with a human shape walking up a hill near their tent at approximately 3:48am.
Bigfoot · Village of Greenwood Lake, New York · 1973
Witness reports hearing high-pitched screams exchanged with an unknown creature while camping on the Appalachian Trail near Greenwood Lake.
Bigfoot · Town of Clarendon, New York
Witness reports hearing a strange scream and seeing something move at incredible speed while coon hunting.
Bigfoot · Broome County, New York · 1985
Witness reports seeing the legs of a large, hairy, bipedal creature from 100 feet away across a creek.
Bigfoot · Brant Lake, New York · 1992
Witness reports a 7-8 foot tall creature with white or light gray hair standing in the road at dawn near Brant Lake.
Bigfoot · Gabriels, New York · 2022
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy humanoid figure approximately 8-10ft tall strolling along powerlines near Paul Smith's College.
Bigfoot · Breesport, New York · 2000
Witness reports smelling a rancid odor and seeing a large patch of brown fur moving in the woods while biking, leading them to suspect a sasquatch sighting.
Bigfoot · Town of Maryland, New York · 2006
Witness reports hearing a loud scream described as the Ohio Howl from across a creek while heading to their car in February 2006.
Bigfoot · Town of Ticonderoga, New York
Investigator reports finding a snapped sapling at a cemetery and claims it as definite sign of bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Orleans County, New York · 1992
Witness reports hearing a powerful screaming/howling noise from within a hedgerow while shooting BB guns at a pond.
Bigfoot · Village of Addison, New York · 1986
Witness reports seeing a black, tall creature run down a hillside during a deer drive in November 1986.
Bigfoot · Town of Erwin, New York · 2022
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot tall dark reddish brown bipedal creature while hunting turkeys in New York.
Bigfoot · Sabbath Day Point, New York · 2002
Witness reports hearing a series of four evenly spaced screams resembling a human female's voice near their camp on Lake George.
Bigfoot · Monroe County, New York · 2004
Witness reports seeing a 7-8 foot tall tan or gray furred bipedal figure on a bike trail near Rochester, NY, which fled into the woods.
Bigfoot · Onondaga County, New York · 2026
Witness reports seeing an inhuman-looking figure wading in a remote pond and taking photos that appeared strange.
Bigfoot · Hamilton County, New York · 1979
Witness reports seeing a four-and-a-half-foot-tall creature with dark brown fur running upright on a trail while hearing loud thumping and wailing sounds.
Bigfoot · Town of Kent, New York · 1980
Witness reports seeing a medium-sized, ape-like creature with long hair and a greenish head hunching on a trail during a full moon night in 1980.
Bigfoot · Town of Saranac, New York · 2005
Witness reports seeing a dark, slouched, human-shaped figure standing up from a ditch along Chazy Lake Road in February 2005.
Bigfoot · Village of Pawling, New York · 2018
Witness reports hearing a loud, unidentified vocalization on the Appalachian Trail in Pawling, NY, which they suspect might be a Sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Tioga County, New York · 2000
Witness reports seeing a large, upright female creature with an ape-like face and dark hair standing on a steep bank beside the road at night.
Bigfoot · Town of Richford, New York · 2001
Witness reports hearing screaming growls and seeing a large animal moving through the snow while hunting with a partner in a wooded gorge.
Bigfoot · Town of Naples, New York · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large, dark-furred humanoid figure standing on an opposite ridge before it took a step toward him.
Bigfoot · Clinton County, New York · 2007
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot standing on a trail 75 yards away in the woods near St. Regis Falls, which then vanished instantly.
Bigfoot · Hamilton County, New York · 1969
Witness reports seeing an unidentified creature looking through a second-story window and later finding a large heel print near a stream.
Bigfoot · Town of Whitehall, New York · 1999
Witness reports viewing strange wide tracks and smelling a distinct foul odor while deer hunting in the Black Mountain area in 1999.
Bigfoot · Washington County, New York · 1976
The narrator reports that a hunter saw a Sasquatch in a field near Bear Road and never hunted there again.
Bigfoot · Otsego County, New York · 2004
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot tall, brown-haired bipedal creature striding past their bedroom window in the morning.
Bigfoot · Treadwell, New York · 2001
Witness reports hearing a distinct sound of wood being pounded against wood from the woods near their farm.
Bigfoot · Town of Wellsville, New York · 2003
Witness and friend report hearing something running in a swamp area near the Allegany River and feeling followed.
Bigfoot · Village of Bath, New York · 2019
Witness reports hearing two huge body-shaking screams from a ridge line near his home in Bath, NY, which he believes were not from any known animal.
Bigfoot · Town of Albion, New York · 2002
Witness reports hearing a far-off howl/moan that rose in pitch for about 5 seconds, repeated 6-7 seconds later, which they identified as neither mechanical nor a wolf or coyote.
Bigfoot · Cortland County, New York · 1969
Witness reports being followed through a dark forest by a tall, bulky, dark object that made loud noises and walked like a large person.
Bigfoot · Town of Beekman, New York · 2008
Witness reports hearing footsteps and seeing a biped behind his sister's tent while camping at Nuclear Lake.
Bigfoot · Town of Pembroke, New York · 2024
Witness reports finding large bipedal tracks in the snow while deer hunting and following them for over a mile.
Bigfoot · Town of Herkimer, New York · 2006
Witness reports seeing a huge hairy creature with long arms and a V-shaped chest watching him while he welded.
Bigfoot · Town of Indian Lake, New York · 1999
Witness reports hearing a loud, unfamiliar scream from the north side of Lewey Lake that they later identified as matching Bigfoot sound clips.
Bigfoot · Treadwell, New York · 2004
Witness reports finding a trail of two pairs of tracks with an unusually long stride that no humans could have made.
Bigfoot · Warren County, New York · 1992
Witness reports hearing strange sounds including whistling, thumping, and screams near their cabin at Sabbathday Point during July 1992 and May 1993.
Bigfoot · Suffolk County, New York · 2024
Witnesses report seeing a large, dark figure with a pointed conical head walking behind a dirt ridge.
Bigfoot · Findley Lake, New York · 1975
Witness reports hearing a strange call and seeing an animal move through the backwoods near a swamp and lake in 1975.
Bigfoot · Little Valley Creek, New York · 2000
Witness reports seeing a six-foot-tall, brown-red haired bipedal creature running away on state land near Napoli.
Bigfoot · Overlook Mountain, New York
Witness reports hearing a rock land near their feet after throwing an apple into the darkness, followed by voices described as sounding like 'Fraggle Rock', while camping at Magic Meadow.
Bigfoot · Franklin County, New York · 2024
The narrator reports smelling a putrid odor and hearing a loud screaming sound from the forest while camping in Franklin County, NY, which they associate with Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Longwood Pine Barrens State Forest, New York · 2020s
Witness reports sensing a larger Sasquatch presence in the trees that communicated with them to leave.
Bigfoot · Village of Kinderhook, New York · 1983
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy man-like creature getting up from a crouching position in a cow pasture near Kinderhook.
Bigfoot · Village of Sandy Creek, New York · 1996
Witness reports seeing a tall, strongly built creature with long dark hair crossing the road in front of their car.
Bigfoot · Cortland County, New York · 1998
Witness reports hearing frightening, guttural, low moaning or growling noises from a small house near the woods during a winter night walk.
Bigfoot · Erie County, New York · 1998
Witness reports seeing a large black bulk with two yellow glowing eyes while four-wheeling near Leisurewood in Western New York.
Bigfoot · Town of Stony Point, New York · 1990
Witness reports finding footprints in the snow that circled an area near their house and chicken coop.
Bigfoot · Little Valley Creek, New York · 2000
Witness reports hearing a howl in September 2000 that matched a BFRO audio file and recalling a large barefoot footprint seen near Tonawanda Creek.
Bigfoot · Town of Whitehall, New York · 1981
Witness reports seeing a large bipedal figure walking across a marshy area near East Bay, which then ran at incredible speed toward the witnesses' car before breaking off pursuit.
Bigfoot · Town of Patterson, New York · 2020
Witness reports hearing a sound like something walking on two feet followed by call-and-response wood knocks near the Great Croton Swamp.
Bigfoot · Town of Sand Lake, New York · 1990
Witnesses report finding huge, fresh bipedal tracks in the snow that they believe could not have been made by bears or humans.
Bigfoot · New York · 2017
The narrator reports seeing a large, hairy, non-human figure grunting and howling in the woods while camping.
Bigfoot · New York · 2004
The narrator and two cousins observed three large, hairy, giant-like humanoids from a distance in the woods.
Bigfoot · Otsego County, New York · 1998
Witness and his two younger brothers heard loud vocalizations and saw a creature near their campsite, concluding it was likely a sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Town of Poestenkill, New York · 1988
Witnesses report seeing a large, upright, red-haired humanoid figure running across a field near Berlin, N.Y. in 1988.
Bigfoot · Essex County, New York · 1992
Witness reports encountering a large, wet, male bigfoot with a broken jaw and amber eyes in the woods who silently growled before fleeing after a loud huff.
Bigfoot · Chenango County, New York · 2002
Witnesses report seeing a tall, hairy humanoid jogging up the road near their home on a quiet night.
Bigfoot · Montauk, New York · 2021
Witness reports seeing a very thin, pitch-black, approximately 10 ft tall humanoid figure running across the road at Camp Hero.
Bigfoot · Town of Saranac, New York · 1998
Witness reports seeing two large black hairy figures on a road who ran into the woods.