Bigfoot reports in Ohio
428 cases, best-documented first. Page 4 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 · Portage County, Ohio · 1970
Witness reports tracking large, human-like tracks in mud along a soybean field that entered a forest and led into a bog.
Bigfoot · Loveland Park, Ohio · 2014
Witness reports seeing a large footprint in a creek bottom while walking with their son and dogs.
Bigfoot · New London, Ohio · 1999
Witness and father heard a loud rumbley growling howl in the woods while hunting for ginseng.
Bigfoot · Minerva, Ohio · 1970
Witness reports finding a partial footprint in a cornfield after it was smashed down.
Bigfoot · Okeana, Ohio · 2001
Witness reports seeing a tall dark figure with very long arms walking in their back yard near Okeana.
Bigfoot · Fairfield County, Ohio · 2010
Witness reports observing a black creature throwing rocks and breaking limbs at Lake Romona, capturing photos that resemble an orangutan.
Bigfoot · Spencer, Ohio · 2013
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal creature with green eyes and feet apart while fishing near an archery field.
Bigfoot · Athens, Ohio · 2019
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot tall gray creature with blue eyes and bent arms while walking dogs at dusk.
Bigfoot · Mapleton, Ohio
Witness reports a stick being thrown near him and his grandson at the pond after recounting his previous encounter.
Bigfoot · Minerva, Ohio
Witness reports waking up at night to hear a scream and later finding evidence of a creature rummaging through their campsite.
Bigfoot · Sandyville, Ohio · 1988
Witness reports seeing a large hairy creature with long black nails and hearing it chase their car after a prank at a tunnel.
Bigfoot · Calcutta, Ohio · 2024
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, squatting creature in a corn field near Beaver Creek State Park.
Bigfoot · Saint Marys, Ohio · 1974
Witness reports being knocked down by a large, screaming creature carrying a deer while running through a corn field.
Bigfoot · Mahoning County, Ohio
Witness reports hearing a strange call in the woods that sounded like 'ohahhh' for about half a minute.
Bigfoot · Mantua, Ohio · 2002
Witness reports hearing howling identical to BFRO Bigfoot recordings in the woods behind their home.
Bigfoot · Ohio
Witness reports being warned by creatures in Ohio who threw rocks past him when he accidentally entered their primary sleeping areas.
Bigfoot · Ohio
The speaker describes a first encounter with a Sasquatch in Ohio that had an ape-like face and was carrying a sheep.
Bigfoot · Ohio
Witness reports that a creature traded seven items for turkey feathers stuck in the ground, demonstrating intelligence and fairness.
Bigfoot · Ohio
Witness reports a large hairy creature walking through honeysuckle trees and bushes near their tent in Ohio around 6:30 AM.
Bigfoot · Ohio · 2001
Witness reports hearing heavy bipedal footprints and seeing a tall, reddish-brown creature in the brush while investigating with two companions.
Bigfoot · Ohio
Witness reports establishing a trading relationship with a group of creatures over three years, which resulted in conflict with Mr. [name] who owned the land.
Bigfoot · Ohio
The narrator and their girlfriend heard a loud, high-pitched sound similar to the Ohio howl while in a forest near rural Ohio, which they later associated with Bigfoot sightings.
Bigfoot · Rogers, Ohio · 2001
Witness reports that his uncle saw a Bigfoot while sitting in a deer stand behind his house.
Bigfoot · Noble County, Ohio · 1977
Witness reports that she and her sister saw a large, brown, shaggy biped running on two legs alongside their car in a creek bed near Calais, Ohio.
Bigfoot · Preble County, Ohio · 1977
Two boys report seeing a large ape-like creature with white eyes and long arms that chased them after their dog got excited.
Bigfoot · Pleasant Hill, Ohio · 2002
Witness reports that her son and nephew saw a Bigfoot on her property near Steubenville approximately one year prior to the report.
Bigfoot · Revenge, Ohio · 2004
Witness reports that their father and they heard screaming sounds for years, and three friends recently saw the silhouette of an enormous object near a decaying cabin.
Bigfoot · Mansfield, Ohio
The narrator's boyfriend and a friend encountered a large, hairy humanoid that ran across the road in front of their car.
Bigfoot · Franklin County, Ohio · 1997
Witness reports that their mother saw a large, reddish-brown, hairy biped standing in the road on William's Road in June 1997.
Bigfoot · Valley City, Ohio · 2013
Witness reports her mother saw yellow eyes peering into a kitchen window around 3 AM and estimated the creature was close to seven feet tall.
Bigfoot · Ashland, Ohio · 2021
A separate report claims a Sasquatch was spotted at the edge of the tree line behind Warehouse 24 Gym in Ashland.
Bigfoot · Ashland, Ohio · 2021
Witness reports that their stepdaughter saw a large, gray, fast-moving creature in the woods behind a gym in Ashland, Ohio.
Bigfoot · Bergholz, Ohio · 2026
Witness reports that her daughter's family heard loud wood knocks and crunching sounds from an unseen creature in the woods near Yellow Creek.
Bigfoot · Montgomery County, Ohio · 1980s
A witness working on a farm near the Great Miami River saw something in the tree line that looked like a hunter with a fur coat.
Bigfoot · Richland County, Ohio · 1998
Witnesses report hearing ear-piercing cries and finding large footprints before observing a hairy humanoid creature at a distance.
Bigfoot · Stewart, Ohio · 2002
Witness reports finding large footprints and a destroyed bird feeder on their property, with their mother hearing screams and seeing red eyes.
Bigfoot · Warsaw, Ohio · 1988
Witness reports receiving information about a large footprint cast found on a sandbar in Nellie, Ohio.
Bigfoot · Peebles, Ohio · 1981
Witness reports that he and his friend observed a large, fresh human footprint in a sandbar after hearing noises in the woods and noticing sudden silence.
Bigfoot · Scio, Ohio · 2015
Witness reports that his wife, two sons, and a friend saw a shadow described as Bigfoot and heard a low guttural growl/scream near Diamond Lake.
Bigfoot · Zaleski State Forest, Ohio · 1989
Witness reports that his sister and family heard a high-pitched roar in Zaleski State Forest which caused the sister to panic.
Bigfoot · Mingo Junction, Ohio · 1970s
Witness reports a friend found large human-like footprints around a garage in Goulds Hollow that came from and returned to the woods.
Bigfoot · Geneva, Ohio · 1991
Witness reports a mother and son observed a large, dark-colored, bulky hair-covered animal crossing the road near Geneva, Ohio.
Bigfoot · Trumbull County, Ohio · 2005
Witness reports hearing a backward-sounding scream and finding large bare footprints leading into thorn brush at Eagle Creek.
Bigfoot · Cleveland, Ohio
A neighbor from Cleveland reported hearing strange sounds from the forest at night many times in previous years.
Bigfoot · Tappan Lake, Ohio · 1990s
A witness claims a large hairy thing threw rocks and screamed at campers on the Buckeye Trail.
Bigfoot · Northfield, Ohio
Witness reports a friend's wife heard that workers saw a big hairy creature in the yard of an old house under renovation.
Bigfoot · East Liverpool, Ohio · 1973
Witness reports that he and a friend encountered an enormous hairy figure leaning out from behind a tree while walking down railroad tracks near East Liverpool.
Bigfoot · Newcomerstown, Ohio
Witness reports their sisters heard a growl while getting tomatoes in the garden.
Bigfoot · Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio · 2017
The narrator and his friend [name] heard loud footsteps and heavy breathing near their stealth campsite in the park, smelled a skunk/roadkill odor, and saw a large shadow moving between trees.
Bigfoot · Harrison County, Ohio · 2003
Witness reports that their wife was screamed at by an unseen entity that circled the perimeter of their lights before dawn.
Bigfoot · Lodi, Ohio · 1988
A witness reports that a man from Lodi, Ohio claimed his family saw a bigfoot around 1988 or 1989.
Bigfoot · Warren County, Ohio
A man claims to have seen three Bigfoot (a male, a female, and a younger one) in the woods at Caesar's Creek State Park.
Bigfoot · Warren County, Ohio · 2020
Witness reports that his son's friend's older brother and the friend's father both saw a Bigfoot walking through the woods on a hillside near Sibcy Road twenty years ago.
Bigfoot · Washington Township, Ohio · 1993
Witness reports that he and his father heard an eerie cry resembling a sick cow from the creek area years ago, which later matched a Bigfoot scream on the BFRO website.
Bigfoot · Athens County, Ohio · 1996
Witness reports a family in Athens County saw a creature and heard strange calls and barks in the woods behind their house.
Bigfoot · Newcomerstown, Ohio
Witness reports their aunt heard a gorilla like scream and dogs running after it late at night.
Bigfoot · Rural, Ohio · 1951
Witness reports a 12-year-old girl was kidnapped by Bigfoot in her bedroom and returned unharmed after her father shot the creature point-blank with a shotgun.
Bigfoot · Lucas County, Ohio · 2025
Witness reports a neighbor's sighting of a large white/tan creature in the area late last summer.
Bigfoot · Scio, Ohio · 2012
Witness reports her friend heard something big walking toward her tent and later smelled it sniffing and breathing heavy around the tent.
Bigfoot · Newcomerstown, Ohio
Witness reports their aunt heard something with a very deep tone growl at her while looking for her dog.
Bigfoot · Richland County, Ohio · 1996
Witness reports hearing a peculiar, loud groan similar to known cryptid vocalizations while working on family property near Clearfork Reservoir.
Bigfoot · Adams County, Ohio · 1999
Witness reports her son and nephew saw a creature with red eyes, long arms, claws, and strange feet jump from a tree and run toward them.
Bigfoot · Steubenville, Ohio · 2004
Witness reports that she and her son experienced being watched, smelled rotting garbage, heard knocking sounds, and found stripped leaves in the woods behind their house.
Bigfoot · Summit County, Ohio · 2003
Witness reports knowing a police officer who had a road crossing sighting of a creature two years prior.
Bigfoot · Tipp City, Ohio · 2000
Witness reports her 6-year-old son saw a large, hairy, bipedal creature with long arms and a frowning face near the Miami River.
Bigfoot · Steubenville, Ohio · 1995
Friend reports hearing bloodcurdling screams from a wooded area while walking past on the road.
Bigfoot · Newcomerstown, Ohio
Witness reports their uncle found a thick clump of black hair on the ground.
Bigfoot · Newcomerstown, Ohio · 1997
Witness reports their aunt heard a very high pitched scream that sounded closer and closer then it just stopped.
Bigfoot · Harrison County, Ohio · 1998
Witness reports his wife saw a dark gray bipedal creature walking rapidly near the cabin during Memorial Weekend.
Bigfoot · Saint Clairsville, Ohio · 2018
Witness's son reports finding muddy tracks similar to previous snow prints in the wooded area.
Bigfoot · Chardon, Ohio · 1977
Witness reports that her two daughters saw a large man running past them in their backyard in 1977, which they later concluded was likely a Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Freedom Township, Ohio · 2001
Witness's daughter recalls finding a large deformed footprint near the barn while hearing screaming and wailing from the woods.
Bigfoot · Newcomerstown, Ohio
Witness reports their sister thought she saw something but was not sure after her dog Aquilia got scared.
Bigfoot · Wintersville, Ohio · 1997
Witness reports that their grandson saw a large, dark, hairy figure running upright and fast in the woods.
Bigfoot · Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
A former military man named [name] claims to have laid in a ghillie suit for two days and gotten within feet of a Sasquatch, casting footprints with 9-inch claws.
Bigfoot · Senecaville, Ohio · 1999
Witness reports that he and two friends heard screams identical to a Bigfoot recording while working on a cabin in Guernsey County.
Bigfoot · Perrysville, Ohio · 2020
Witnesses report a tall, dark, hairy figure throwing items and making noises before running into the woods, which one witness identified as Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Harrison County, Ohio · 2000
Witness reports a lady saw a large gray creature standing near a truck while going to a smaller cabin.
Bigfoot · Clark County, Ohio · 2000
Witness reports that his daughter's boyfriend saw a large, bipedal, fur-covered creature running fast in the dark near Mad River.
Bigfoot · Gallipolis, Ohio · 1869
Witness reports that a man and his daughter in Gallipolis, Ohio were attacked by a hairy giant that bit and scratched them before being driven off by a rock.
Bigfoot · Ross County, Ohio · 2002
Witness reports hearing growls and seeing trees shaken by an unseen creature while crossing a dike near Lake Jackson.
Bigfoot · Germantown, Ohio
Witness's cousin reports seeing something over by the thickets about three weeks after the initial incident.
Bigfoot · Guernsey County, Ohio · 1980
Witness reports that the Columbus Dispatch reported a number of bigfoot sightings coming from the Zaleski area in 1980.
Bigfoot · Rocky River Reservation, Ohio · 2008
Witness reports that a friend's girlfriend saw an ape-like creature running on all fours near the Rocky River Reservation.
Bigfoot · Cambridge, Ohio
Witness's brother-in-law and his cousin heard the strangest animal they had ever heard while walking out of a hollow.
Bigfoot · Guernsey County, Ohio · 1998
Witness reports a boy named [name] saw a tall, white-skinned humanoid with black hands and face, long fingers, and a sloped head during a squirrel hunt.
Bigfoot · Prattsville, Ohio · 1956
Witness reports that his sister encountered a bigfoot in her childhood yard and later heard a roar in Zaleski State Forest, while other family members smelled a pungent odor on the farm.
Bigfoot · Edinburg, Ohio · 1994
Witness reports that at age 15, he and a friend observed a large, hair-covered, bipedal figure standing on the shoreline of a frozen pond in winter.
Bigfoot · Boston Mills Park, Ohio
The narrator relays a story about someone who ran into a bigfoot behind Boston Mills and ran away.
Bigfoot · Newcomerstown, Ohio
Witness reports their uncle heard a growl while working up in the building.
Bigfoot · Hocking County, Ohio · 1980
[name] and [name] report seeing a large, muscular, reddish-eyed creature and finding footprints while hunting near Ash Cave State Park.
Bigfoot · Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
A former military man claims to have gotten within feet of a Sasquatch and cast footprints with 9-inch claws.
Bigfoot · Georgetown, Ohio · 1986
Witness reports her sister saw a large, black, hairy animal running on two legs towards her in the woods near Georgetown.
Bigfoot · Lima, Ohio · 1999
Witness reports finding large and small juvenile footprints in an open field and woods area.
Bigfoot · Enon, Ohio · 1998
Witness reports two boys camping on a ridge saw a large, fur-covered, bipedal figure standing in the shadows before hearing a weird howling later that morning.
Bigfoot · Wadsworth Area, Ohio
Witness reports that their father and uncles saw a group of Bigfeet while hunting near Wadsworth.
Bigfoot · Tuscarawas County, Ohio · 2002
Witness reports a son spotted a brownish creature that came within firelight then ran off into the hollow.
Bigfoot · New Moscow, Ohio · 1998
Witness reports being told in 1998 about bigfoot sightings and subsequently finding tracks and arranged animal remains in the area.
Bigfoot · Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Witness's friend's father claims to have found a Bigfoot track on the hill where the tent was pitched.
Bigfoot · Cleveland, Ohio · 1966
Witness reports a man in Cleveland shot at a large hairy creature that bent a fence railing and was near the Kyoga River.