Bigfoot reports in New York
186 cases, best-documented first. Page 2 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 Rhinebeck, New York · 2009
Witness reports seeing a large black creature on all fours that later stood upright and walked away while driving on Pilgrims Progress Road.
Bigfoot · Town of Maryland, New York · 2006
Witness reports hearing a very loud and long scream from the valley below while feeding horses in February 2006.
Bigfoot · Wells Hill, New York · 2021
Witness reports finding a definitive footprint in a trackway while camping.
Bigfoot · Town of Elizabethtown, New York · 2002
Witness reports hearing loud screams and seeing thrashing from something large running through the woods on a hill beside their house.
Bigfoot · Keeseville, New York · 2022
Witness reports seeing a tall black sasquatch on the side of Dugway road in Chesterfield before it bolted down a hill.
Bigfoot · Town of Wellsville, New York · 1998
Witness and cousin report seeing a grayish-white, 6-7 foot tall creature they believe was bigfoot running across a path near the Allegany River.
Bigfoot · Delaware County, New York · 1997
Witness reports hearing clicking noises and then a loud scream/grunt from an unseen large animal while scouting a ridge.
Bigfoot · Town of Whitehall, New York · 2015
Witnesses report seeing a large, dark, upright object that did not move like an animal while boating on Lake George.
Bigfoot · Essex County, New York · 1989
Witness reports hearing screaming and metal ripping before a huge, black, bear-like creature chased them down an embankment.
Bigfoot · Steuben County, New York · 2003
Witness reports a massive creature walking on two feet that circled their camp, knocked down a tree, and left large footprints.
Bigfoot · Caroga Lake, New York · 2004
Witness reports seeing a large biped crossing the road and jumping over a guard rail while driving near Caroga Lake.
Bigfoot · Broome County, New York · 1995
Witness reports seeing glowing eyes high in the air on a tall thing while shoveling snow during a storm.
Bigfoot · Town of Mayfield, New York · 1966
Witness reports observing very large tracks in the snow near Mayfield, New York, which he later identified as Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Van Etten, New York · 1997
Witness reports hearing a strange scream/grunt/donkey brey noise from the yard at night and seeing nothing when investigating.
Bigfoot · Town of Stony Point, New York · 2010
Witness reports seeing a tall man-like figure with red beady eyes throwing boulders and screaming while fishing on Lake Kanawauke.
Bigfoot · Saint Lawrence County, New York · 2009
Witness reports seeing human-shaped bare footprints with toes and a misshapen toenail in a frozen swamp after hearing wood knocks.
Bigfoot · Town of Maryland, New York · 1973
Witness reports seeing a very tall hairy figure on a wooded hill while walking family land with a dog in July or August 1973.
Bigfoot · Town of Cazenovia, New York · 1970
Witness reports seeing a very large, dark man-like form in a swamp near Cazenovia, NY, which caused them to flee in fear.
Bigfoot · Village of Massena, New York
Witness and his buddy [name] report seeing a jet-black, featureless humanoid silhouette standing up in the grass that went ice cold on thermal imaging before vanishing.
Bigfoot · Essex County, New York · 1998
Witness reports finding large footprints and hearing strange vocalizations and wood-striking sounds while camping near Eagle Lake in Ticonderoga.
Bigfoot · Washington County, New York · 1989
Witness reports seeing a large, brown, human-like creature approximately 10 feet tall outside their home after finding large footprints in the woods.
Bigfoot · City of Cortland, New York
Witness reports hearing scary noises and seeing a huge glimpse through a tunnel crack in Cortland, followed by red eyes staring at him from a bedroom window.
Bigfoot · Village of Middleport, New York · 2002
Witness reports seeing a dark biped moving rapidly through waist-high grass and corn near a stone quarry in Middleport, NY, which they identify as a Sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Village of Bath, New York · 2012
Witness reports seeing a tall, shaggy, cinnamon-brown figure pacing erratically near homes in Bath, NY, which he later identified as resembling Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Village of Lowville, New York · 2025
Witness reports hearing three distinct knocks in a rhythm from multiple directions while hiking with their daughter and dog.
Bigfoot · Village of Canton, New York · 2000
Witness reports his wife saw a large black figure walking across a field and into the woods approximately 300 yards from their home.
Bigfoot · Kuckville, New York · 2003
Witness reports seeing an animal standing next to a garbage dump that looked like a bear on its hind feet but had no bears in the area.
Bigfoot · Keene Valley, New York · 2003
Witness reports hearing large heavy stomping and bounds behind them at night near their remote Adirondack cabin, leading them to suspect bigfoot.
Bigfoot · City of Elmira, New York · 1989
Witness reports hearing large bipedal footsteps and breathing in the woods while jogging on a trail near Elmira, concluding the creature was too large to be a person.
Bigfoot · Town of Whitehall, New York · 2004
Witness reports hearing a 'buck snort' sound and having several stones fly over his head while he was at a clearing site.
Bigfoot · City of Cortland, New York
Witness reports seeing red eyes staring at him from a bedroom window in Cortland after experiencing similar events near a fort.
Bigfoot · Washington County, New York · 2024
Witness reports seeing two tracks, one large and one juvenile, in a swampy area which caused a bear to flee, indicating the presence of Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Mineville, New York · 2002
Witness reports seeing a large, fast creature running on two legs with one hand out in front while carrying something with the other.
Bigfoot · Western New York, New York
Witness reports seeing a black, hair-covered subject standing in foliage while setting up a trail camera.
Bigfoot · Western New York, New York
Witness reports finding six or seven inch coiled translucent hairs in a bait box and observing a Sasquatch with hair that appeared to turn white when hit by the sun.
Bigfoot · Brooklyn, New York · 1891
A former overnight yard hand at the Unionville station claimed he encountered a monster there and was so frightened he refused to return to work.
Bigfoot · Warren County, New York · 2026
A woman reports incidents in Edinburg where property is damaged and pets are disappearing, which locals believe to be Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Long Pond, New York · 2013
Witnesses report that while paddling down a stream near Long Pond in 2013, two trees shook violently and loud roaring/growling noises were heard immediately after one witness caught a fish.
Bigfoot · New York
Witness reports a friend and his brothers heard wild loud vocalizations while hunting in New York that they later associated with bigfoot.
Bigfoot · French Mountain, New York · 1980s
Witness reports that teenagers on a bike trail near French Mountain saw something in the woods around 1981-1983.
Bigfoot · Stony Brook, New York · 1886
Farmer Henry Sanford reports a gorilla stood in the road refusing to let him pass and slapped its chest.
Bigfoot · Hamilton County, New York
Witnesses report hearing a Bigfoot-like whistle and seeing a large rock thrown from the trees while breaking down camp.
Bigfoot · Treadwell, New York
Witness's wife reports their dog behaving unusually and growling at something along the wood line that she could not see.
Bigfoot · Amawalk Reservoir, New York · 2011
A forum member reports seeing two upright walking chimp-looking things at Amawalk Reservoir on Columbus Day 2011 that drank water and threw a rock.
Bigfoot · Hamilton County, New York
Witness reports a massive creature running down a hill past her while hunting, which she identifies as Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · City of White Plains, New York · 1894
Witness reports a large, brown creature with a calliope-like voice was seen and heard near Kensico Lake, prompting armed hunts by locals.
Bigfoot · Monroe County, New York · 1997
Witness reports that their sister saw a big white thing in the woods in July 1997.
Bigfoot · Town of Fort Ann, New York · 1970s
A couple reports their trailer being lifted and a huge figure with glowing red eyes appearing at the window.
Bigfoot · Town of Pine Plains, New York · 1985
Witness reports that they and a friend saw a large man move from the shadow of a tree and cross the road in two to three strides.
Bigfoot · New York · 1818
The article mentions that the 'Yo Ho' was spotted in New York state in 1818.
Bigfoot · New York · 2008
Witness reports a friend and his brother hearing a loud scream and silence while turkey hunting near the Harlem Valley train station.
Bigfoot · Village of Addison, New York · 1995
Witnesses [name] and her husband [name] spotted huge footprints near a pond in Rathbone.
Bigfoot · Stissing Mountain, New York
Witness reports that their friend saw a tall brown figure standing along the tree line before it walked into the woods.
Bigfoot · Village of Belmont, New York · 1999
Witness reports that she and her friend saw a large, hairy creature running on two feet under a streetlight while they were playing outside.
Bigfoot · Town of Rathbone, New York · 1995
Neighbors reported hearing noises and a stench coming from the remote pond where footprints were found.
Bigfoot · Bear Mountain State Park, New York
Witness reports a family member saw bigfoot eye-to-eye with someone cooking in a trailer near Bear Mountain State Park.
Bigfoot · Brooklyn, New York · 1891
[name] reports seeing a towering, hairy creature with red whiskers and green eyes at the railroad yards.
Bigfoot · Schuyler County, New York · 1999
Witness reports that their brother and they, along with firefighters in three fire trucks, observed a large, black, ape-like creature darting across Route 224 near Odessa.
Bigfoot · Setauket, New York · 1886
Villagers in Setauket believe a gorilla is lurking in the woods, killing sheep and chickens.
Bigfoot · Town of Rathbone, New York · 1995
Witnesses reported that the creature pulled up cat tails and ate their roots.
Bigfoot · Washington County, New York
Witness reports that [name] saw a creature similar to Bigfoot near the county building in White Hall, and later police investigated broken limbs on railroad tracks off North Street where kids fled.
Bigfoot · Town of Ticonderoga, New York
Witness reports a girl's mother saw something in her driveway that ran into the woods.
Bigfoot · South Valley, New York
A driver reports seeing a large, black, two-legged creature with long arms that ran faster than a deer near Pleasant Lake.
Bigfoot · Village of Ellenville, New York · 1985
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal creature with brown fur at Ice Cave Mountain in 1985.
Bigfoot · Town of Whitehall, New York · 1976
Witness reports that police officer [name] saw a large, hairy figure near Whitehall in August 1976 which covered its face and made guttural sounds.
Bigfoot · Orange County, New York · 1881
Witnesses report a Wild Man inhabiting a cave in Orange County, New York, which was seen by [name] and [name] offering bread to it, and later shot at by hunter [name].
Bigfoot · Franklin County, New York
The narrator's uncle claims to have seen a huge figure looking through his window on the same property before it ran off.
Bigfoot · Village of Wolcott, New York · 2003
Witness reports that his stepfather and brother observed a tall, white, hairy humanoid creature in the woods near their farmhouse in Wolcott.
Bigfoot · Saint Lawrence County, New York
Witness reports knowing a woman who had a daytime visual of bigfoot in St. Lawrence County.
Bigfoot · Town of Ticonderoga, New York
Witness reports a farm worker's friend knew local kids who saw bigfoot one night.
Bigfoot · New York
Witness retells a story of a father seeing a furry creature eating crackers near an outhouse at the same lake.
Bigfoot · City of Gloversville, New York
A businessman driving at night saw a large figure walk across the road and into the woods near his new property.
Bigfoot · Town of Lake George, New York
An investigator reports a Bigfoot had an almost crazy grin like a giant lemur and a deranged smile unlike a bear.
Bigfoot · City of Rochester, New York · 1990s
Witness's mother reports feeling watched and hearing large footsteps approaching while cutting trails in the brush.
Bigfoot · Town of Whitehall, New York
The narrator mentions alleged Sasquatch sightings in Whitehall from years ago.
Bigfoot · Warren County, New York · 1998
Witness reports a local girl stated that bigfoot was sighted at a cemetery in Ticonderoga three weeks prior to the investigator's visit.
Bigfoot · New York · 1990s
A man camping in the Adirondacks was allegedly found by a telepathic Bigfoot that questioned him and forbade him from returning.
Bigfoot · City of Gloversville, New York
A businessman found small trees snapped off about 10 to 12 feet above the ground all around his trailer after spending a weekend there.
Bigfoot · Stissing Mountain, New York
Witness reports that a friend's truck back end bounced up and down as if someone was jumping on it while stopped.
Bigfoot · Suffolk County, New York · 1886
Hunter Jerry Woodchuck claims he encountered a nine-foot tall gorilla in Nassakeag Swamp that pounded its chest.
Bigfoot · Modena, New York · 1997
Witness reports that a friend's video footage from 1997 shows a primate-like creature swinging in trees in upstate New York.
Bigfoot · West Mountain, New York
A girlfriend of the narrator's wife reported seeing a creature step over a 4 and 1/2 foot fence coming out of a swamp.
Bigfoot · Town of Bleecker, New York
A woman and a deputy sheriff watched a Sasquatch run through deep snow near Koga Lake.
Bigfoot · Town of Whitehall, New York · 1976
Witness reports that multiple people including state troopers and sheriffs saw the same creature move across a meadow on Abear Road.
Bigfoot · Western New York, New York
Witness reports that footage revealed three subjects, including one large black subject and two others, observed in the video.
Bigfoot · Western New York, New York
Witness reports a Sasquatch emitting a strong odor while hiking in Western New York.