Bigfoot reports in Ohio
428 cases, best-documented first. Page 2 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 · West Alexandria, Ohio · 2014
Witness reports hearing strange sounds approaching at high speed and firing shotgun rounds in the direction of the noise.
Bigfoot · Ewing, Ohio · 2011
Witness reports seeing a tall hairy creature staring at them and their puppies before retreating into the forest.
Bigfoot · Adams County, Ohio · 2011
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot-like footprint in the mud and hearing sounds of something following them while hiking at Fort Hill.
Bigfoot · Barton, Ohio · 2017
Witness and friends report hearing non-human howls in response to knocks on a deck after discussing Bigfoot existence.
Bigfoot · Pataskala, Ohio · 1968
Witness reports seeing a very tall black hairy thing walking down the road and across a bridge in the summer of 1968.
Bigfoot · Bloomingdale, Ohio · 2021
Witness reports finding an extremely large footprint (18" long) and missing chickens at their coop on July 9th.
Bigfoot · Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Witness and friend identify the creature as Bigfoot after it runs away, then flee down a hill covered in briars while being pursued.
Bigfoot · Germantown, Ohio · 1988
Witness reports hearing rustling and snapping twigs behind him while walking home at night, followed by a chase and a strange screeching sound, leading him to believe he saw a bigfoot pushing over…
Bigfoot · Meander Creek Reservoir, Ohio · 2012
Witness reports seeing a large, wide creature standing on the shore of Meander Reservoir in Ohio while driving over a bridge.
Bigfoot · Stark County, Ohio
[name] recalls childhood memories of people in his town talking about a Bigfoot creature spotted rummaging through garbage.
Bigfoot · Logan, Ohio · 1998
Witness reports seeing a large, stocky, bipedal creature with light skin and dark eyes while walking down an access road near an old cemetery.
Bigfoot · Calcutta, Ohio · 1971
Witness reports seeing a large, dark brown, hairy creature walking upright in their backyard at night, followed by finding large footprints the next morning.
Bigfoot · Tipp City, Ohio · 2017
Witness reports seeing an 8-10 foot tall creature that growled and caused trees to fall while fishing with five friends.
Bigfoot · Boden, Ohio · 1996
Witness reports seeing a white and dark brown humanoid creature with deep sunk eyes while using a portable toilet near his campsite.
Bigfoot · Oberlin, Ohio · 1987
A witness reports seeing a large, bipedal creature screaming and jumping across a path in the woods near Oberlin.
Bigfoot · Nelsonville, Ohio · 1999
Witness reports hearing a loud, sustained scream followed by low rumbles and woofing noises from an unseen creature in the woods during a bow hunt.
Bigfoot · Rock Cut, Ohio
Witness reports seeing a creature standing in the edge of the forest in late fall 1980.
Bigfoot · Hamden, Ohio · 2000
Witness reports being chased by a tall, hairy creature with glowing green eyes after seeing it in a ditch on their family property.
Bigfoot · Cheshire, Ohio · 2011
Witness reports seeing a large, dark-furred humanoid figure near Little Kyger Road that crossed the road and then quickly retreated into a swampy area.
Bigfoot · Saint Clairsville, Ohio · 2018
Witness reports dog growling continuously for 45 minutes at 4:30 am towards the woods.
Bigfoot · Logan County, Ohio · 1979
Witness reports that the creature returned the next night, looked in their window, and threw up acid that burnt the ground.
Bigfoot · Jasper, Ohio · 2013
Witness reports seeing a dark figure crossing SR 32 in Pike County, Ohio, on Christmas Eve 2012.
Bigfoot · Columbiana County, Ohio · 1996
Witness reports hearing haunting shrills and capturing Sasquatch calls during a camping trip near Minerva, later confirmed by researcher [name].
Bigfoot · Peninsula, Ohio · 2011
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot in a ravine below their house on June 4th, 2011, which stayed in the area all summer and was seen again in September.
Bigfoot · Ashland County, Ohio · 1991
Witness reports being chased by a massive, shaggy creature that stood up to at least 16 feet tall after hearing rustling and growling near an old railroad bridge.
Bigfoot · Rockbridge, Ohio · 2017
Witness reports hearing something big run away in the woods and finding a large footprint on a trail at Rockbridge State Nature Preserve.
Bigfoot · Vincent, Ohio · 1971
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered humanoid face at their window and later observing it step over a fence and run away.
Bigfoot · Nashport, Ohio · 2015
Two hunters report a week-long series of unexplained noises and large tracks near Nashport, Ohio, culminating in their girlfriend identifying fresh tracks as bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Cuyahoga County, Ohio · 2015
Witness reports hearing the same whoop sound again at Kendall Lake on June 6, 2015.
Bigfoot · Nashville, Ohio · 2013
Witness reports seeing a big black creature leap from a hillside into a ravine while driving on a deserted back road in mid-May 2013.
Bigfoot · West Union, Ohio · 2017
Witness reports hearing howls and seeing broken limbs near their cabin in June 2017.
Bigfoot · Trumbull County, Ohio
Witness and two friends return to the same campsite where screams are heard again and a tape recorder is set up.
Bigfoot · Tipp City, Ohio · 2003
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature walking upright from a corn field into the woods while camping in a backyard.
Bigfoot · Batavia, Ohio · 2009
Witness reports hearing sounds resembling chimps warning of danger, followed by screams and barking, while fishing at East Fork Lake.
Bigfoot · Shelby County, Ohio · 1982
Witness reports seeing a large hairy person on hands and knees that stood up to about 6'6"-7' tall while driving home in the fall of 1982.
Bigfoot · Adario, Ohio · 1958
Witness reports seeing a seven-foot tall, hairy humanoid creature while checking trap lines near Adario, Ohio in 1958.
Bigfoot · Miami County, Ohio · 2009
Witness reports hearing large movements and seeing tree tops shake near the woodline on a snowy night, followed by discovering large tracks and a deer kill site attributed to bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Cardington, Ohio · 2005
Witness reports seeing a massive black humanoid creature with glowing red eyes near a cliff and campfire, which later fled towards the river.
Bigfoot · Middleburg Heights, Ohio · 2020
Witness reports hearing three whoops and rustling leaves behind their shed in the early morning, which they perceived as sounding like a chimpanzee.
Bigfoot · Loudonville, Ohio · 2015
Witness reports seeing a slender, upright figure at least 8ft high walking on two feet into the darkness near their campsite.
Bigfoot · Guernsey County, Ohio · 2004
Witness reports hearing loud scream/howls similar to known recordings while camping at Salt Fork State Park.
Bigfoot · Fredericktown, Ohio · 2001
Witness reports seeing a very tall, hair-covered creature walking across State Route 170 in July 2001.
Bigfoot · Ashland County, Ohio · 1970s
Witness reports seeing bushes moving parallel to them as if something was making its way through the brush while walking with their father.
Bigfoot · Harrison County, Ohio · 1979
Witness reports hearing distinct footsteps, roaring, and splashing near the shore of Clendening Lake, later associating the sounds with a Bigfoot sighting.
Bigfoot · Aurora, Ohio · 1976
Witness reports finding very large human-like footprints with five toes in clay and hard soil along the shores of Aurora Lake.
Bigfoot · Cambridge, Ohio · 1979
Witness and his brother-in-law found an unusual igloo-shaped structure made of woven blackberry vines on a spoil bank.
Bigfoot · London, Ohio · 2003
Witness reports seeing a six-foot-tall, reddish-brown haired humanoid walking upright along a creek near State RT 56.
Bigfoot · Butler County, Ohio · 2003
Witnesses report hearing the same strange sound they have heard for 25 years while fishing at the river on August 22, 2003.
Bigfoot · Beloit, Ohio · 2009
Witness reports being woken by a small, hairy, bipedal creature attempting to enter their shed.
Bigfoot · Beavercreek, Ohio · 2002
Witness reports seeing a dark-colored, slim-built figure with long dark hair standing in a corn field near I-675.
Bigfoot · Enon, Ohio · 2000
Witness reports seeing a tall, fur-covered biped standing near the tree line while driving south on Snider Rd in late October 2000.
Bigfoot · Aberdeen, Ohio · 2009
Witness reports finding large barefoot human-like footprints and later experiencing vocalizations, wood knocks, and rocks thrown by a creature they identify as Sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Ironton, Ohio · 1980
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy, bipedal creature near Little Storms Creek that followed them to their house.
Bigfoot · Hoadley, Ohio · 1998
Witness reports hearing loud crashes, seeing eight-foot-high blue eyes, and finding broken trees and large footprints attributed to a visitor.
Bigfoot · Georgetown, Ohio
Witness reports seeing a large, upright, reddish-brown hairy creature running through the woods near Georgetown, Ohio.
Bigfoot · North Salem, Ohio · 2005
Witness reports an animal with eyes staring at him that walked backward like a person and then calmly walked toward Wills Creek without noise.
Bigfoot · Germantown, Ohio · 2005
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature crossing the road late at night in March.
Bigfoot · Moxahala, Ohio
Witness reports seeing a multicolored, hairy humanoid standing on a ledge that appeared to change color with the sunlight and was known in folklore to attack people.
Bigfoot · Wadsworth, Ohio · 2021
Witness reports hearing two 'whoops' from a wooded area in southern Wadsworth and later finding online audio examples of alleged Bigfoot that were eerily similar.
Bigfoot · Mahoning County, Ohio · 1972
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy, bipedal figure rummaging through a trashcan at the marina before it stood up and leaped away.
Bigfoot · Kent, Ohio · 1986
Witness reports hearing a loud, high-pitched howling sound at night in a wooded area behind their apartment complex for nearly twenty years, speculating it might be Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Scio, Ohio · 2012
Witness reports seeing a very tall, wide creature stand up near the wood line, which then ran away while her son and husband observed its shadow.
Bigfoot · Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio · 2017
Witness reports finding a large footprint and a broken sapling on a trail at Rockbridge State Nature Preserve.
Bigfoot · Mahoning County, Ohio · 2021
Witness reports that he and his wife saw a large, fast, gray/silver lite brown bigfoot darting on all fours from bushes into their pond.
Bigfoot · Lodi, Ohio · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large, fast, black-haired creature resembling a monkey-man mix running down railroad tracks and jumping into the brush.
Bigfoot · Beaver, Ohio · 2013
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot-tall creature with gray hair and thick body disappearing into the treeline while walking on a hill near Chillicothe.
Bigfoot · Marengo, Ohio · 2013
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, tall creature walking along a tree line near their home, which a niece identified as Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Mogadore Reservoir, Ohio · 2026
Witness reports seeing a large, black, hobbling figure building a structure out of branches on a hill near Mogadore Reservoir.
Bigfoot · Portsmouth, Ohio · 2010
Witness reports hearing strange noises and seeing a large creature throw sticks at their campsite in the woods.
Bigfoot · Lodi, Ohio · 2001
Witness reports seeing a huge hair-covered creature on his grandfather's farm that stopped, looked at him, and then ran into the woods while making a grunt-like noise.
Bigfoot · Ashland, Ohio · 2021
Witness reports seeing a large, all-black humanoid figure walking on two legs across a field while mowing.
Bigfoot · Smithfield, Ohio · 1995
Witness reports hearing a loud powerful scream in the woods that they later believed was bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Paris Township, Ohio · 1984
Witness reports seeing a large hairy hand with long fingernails pressing against an open mobile home window from outside.
Bigfoot · Geneva, Ohio · 2011
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy upright creature running across a road in the woods near Geneva, Ohio, followed by glowing yellow eyes.
Bigfoot · Rio Grande, Ohio · 2017
Witness reports seeing a tall, light to medium brown creature with a huge upper body and an unsmooth gait near deer while driving on Ohio Route 325.
Bigfoot · Lake White, Ohio · 2000
Witness reports seeing a tall, manlike Bigfoot near Lake White in 2000 that moved stealthily and caused nearby deer to flee.
Bigfoot · Columbiana County, Ohio · 2015
Witness reports seeing a tall, thin, brown-furred bigfoot cross the road in front of her car while driving with her daughter at dusk.
Bigfoot · Elyria, Ohio · 1967
Witness reports seeing a large human-like creature running from dogs and screaming loudly, followed by the discovery of large barefoot tracks.
Bigfoot · Harriettsville, Ohio · 1958
Witnesses report finding large, barefoot human-like tracks with a long stride on their farm near Wayne National Forest, ruling out bears.
Bigfoot · Chardon, Ohio · 2004
Witness reports a 5-foot-tall brown-haired figure jumped from a tree and stared at them while they were riding mini-bikes.
Bigfoot · Chesterland, Ohio · 2005
Witness reports seeing a tall creature with large blue-white eyes and smaller secondary eyes while driving at night in a park.
Bigfoot · Latham, Ohio · 1999
Witness reports seeing a large, tall, hairy creature staring at them near a burn barrel in a wooded area before it walked away.
Bigfoot · Ashland County, Ohio · 2022
Witness reports that their group spotted a tall, brown, furry ape-like creature standing on the river bank while tubing.
Bigfoot · Richfield, Ohio · 2007
Witness reports seeing a large, completely black humanoid object leaping over a drainage ditch from their car on Christmas Eve.
Bigfoot · Calcutta, Ohio · 1982
Witness reports seeing a brownish, hairy, monkey-like creature crouched on a wooded hillside along Sprucevale Road while driving at night.
Bigfoot · Salt Fork State Park, Ohio · 2013
Witness reports seeing two large, black, hairy bipeds walking on a ridge line after hearing unusual vocalizations.
Bigfoot · Churchtown, Ohio · 1984
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered gray or white figure standing by a fence line near a cornfield while driving home after fireworks in Beverly, Ohio.
Bigfoot · Steubenville, Ohio · 2001
Witness reports feeling a strong sense of being observed and experiencing extreme fear while smoking in the garage facing the ravine.
Bigfoot · Fremont, Ohio · 2017
Witness reports seeing a tall brownish hairy creature crossing State Route 19 near Fremont, Ohio, which they identified as Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · McArthur, Ohio · 2004
Witness reports seeing a large dark shadow at their window and discovering large handprints on the glass the next morning.
Bigfoot · Russell Township, Ohio · 1980
Witness and his friend observed a large, dark, bipedal creature behind a fallen tree in the woods before it ran away.
Bigfoot · Donnelsville, Ohio · 1993
Witness reports a large furry head looking through a back door window while five people watched from inside.
Bigfoot · Portsmouth, Ohio · 1982
Witness reports hearing loud strides and a growl from an unseen creature approaching their car at Shawnee State Forest, followed by a thump on the vehicle and large handprints found in the dust…
Bigfoot · Cambridge, Ohio · 2010
Witness reports hearing tree banging and seeing rocks thrown from a distance while fishing at Salt Fork Lake in 2010.
Bigfoot · Clarksburg, Ohio · 1980
Witness reports seeing a tall, reddish-brown hairy creature identified as bigfoot on the bank of Deer Creek while wading with his father and cousin.
Bigfoot · Cambridge, Ohio · 2004
Witnesses report seeing a nearly 8-foot-tall dark humanoid subject walking upright in the woods at Salt Fork State Park.
Bigfoot · Gratis, Ohio · 2014
Witness reports finding a large footprint in a sandbar near Twin Creek that was too big to be human.
Bigfoot · Atwater, Ohio · 2009
Witness reports hearing a deafening unhuman scream and seeing a surprised ohio bigfoot while fishing at night near West Branch Reservoir.
Bigfoot · Twin Valley, Ohio · 1985
Witness reports seeing a large, odor-emitting bipedal creature sitting on a rock in the woods before it fled.
Bigfoot · Nashville, Ohio · 2013
Witness reports finding human-like footprints in the snow while deer hunting.