Bigfoot reports in Pennsylvania
189 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 · Chester County, Pennsylvania · 1987
Witness reports seeing a silent, pitch-black figure with a horse-like head and gliding movement in the woods near Erselton, Pennsylvania, which vanished without leaving tracks after being shot at.
Bigfoot · Carbon County, Pennsylvania · 2008
Witnesses report a large, white-furred figure with a conical head and broad shoulders appeared in the darkness near Carbondale, Pennsylvania, before retreating.
Bigfoot · Carbondale, Pennsylvania · 2008
A man reports filming a large, white-furred figure among trees after hearing noises outside his yard in Carbondale.
Bigfoot · Bellefonte, Pennsylvania · 1987
Witness reports seeing an enormous, upright, hairy creature crossing a dirt road in front of their car.
Bigfoot · Clearfield, Pennsylvania · 2008
Witness reports seeing a stocky, hair-covered figure with reddish-brown skin standing in a field near I-80.
Bigfoot · Ligonier, Pennsylvania · 1967
Witness reports seeing a giant, gorilla-like creature with black-brown fur and reflective eyes standing at the doorway of their cabin late at night.
Bigfoot · Elk County, Pennsylvania · 2003
Witness reports hearing a loud screaming noise and breaking branches from an unseen creature in the woods near their hunting cabin.
Bigfoot · Somerset County, Pennsylvania · 1984
Witness reports seeing a large, fast-moving creature in the woods near Laurel Hill Turnpike that smelled like body odor and wet dog.
Bigfoot · Clarion, Pennsylvania · 1972
Witness reports seeing a big hairy animal approximately 6 to 7 feet tall walking upright near Clarion.
Bigfoot · Marienville, Pennsylvania · 2024
Witness reports hearing a loud 'Woop' sound at their campsite in the Allegheny National Forest that sounded human-like and could not be identified as an owl or coyote.
Bigfoot · Warren, Pennsylvania · 2007
Witness reports hearing loud thuds like a stick hitting a tree and potential howling near their campsite, which they attribute to Big Foot.
Bigfoot · Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Witness reports seeing a form blocking out a window from the chest area down.
Bigfoot · Erie County, Pennsylvania · 1988
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, gorilla-like creature with glowing red eyes walking on two legs near their home in Harborcreek, PA.
Bigfoot · Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · 2016
Witness reports seeing a large, upright-walking bigfoot in their back yard at night.
Bigfoot · Mount Union, Pennsylvania · 2021
Witness reports hearing multiple aggressive wood knocks from an unseen creature near a river while catfishing, prompting them to flee and later record the sounds on video.
Bigfoot · Quakertown, Pennsylvania · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered man-like animal crouching in a dried river bed near Quakertown, Pennsylvania, which then slowly ambled into the bushes while his father observed a…
Bigfoot · Frugality, Pennsylvania · 2009
A police officer and hunter reports hearing whooping noises and slow walking sounds while deer hunting in the woods.
Bigfoot · Slatington, Pennsylvania · 2014
Witness reports seeing eye shine and hearing a creature in reeds near a pond after finding footprints in their yard.
Bigfoot · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · 1992
Witness reports hearing heavy stomping and seeing a large shadow pass their window at night, followed by finding a large footprint on the porch the next morning.
Bigfoot · Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania · 2022
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot walking along the Ghost Town Trails near Ebensburg, PA, before it turned and walked into the woods.
Bigfoot · East Texas, Pennsylvania
[name] reports a face-to-face encounter with an intelligent Bigfoot that attempted to communicate via bird-like singing and wore a flannel shirt.
Bigfoot · Indiana, Pennsylvania · 1996
Witness reports hearing strange whistling and later growling from the woods near their home in July 1996.
Bigfoot · Dravosburg, Pennsylvania
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal, hairy creature standing upright in Curry Hollow before it ran away.
Bigfoot · Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Witness reports finding a grape vine structure resembling a bassinet and Bigfoot signs at Yakin Dam.
Bigfoot · Coudersport, Pennsylvania · 2004
Witness reports seeing a large black figure standing upright on the shoulder of US 6 near Denton Hill before it disappeared into the woods.
Bigfoot · Allison Park, Pennsylvania · 1971
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot tall, shaggy grey humanoid creature near Allison Park in the 1970s that made knocking sounds and fled into the woods.
Bigfoot · Hickory Run, Pennsylvania · 2018
The narrator found sticks weaved bizarrely on a fallen tree in Hickory Run, which they identified as looking like Bigfoot tracks or work.
Bigfoot · Johnstown, Pennsylvania · 2011
Witness reports seeing a tall, black, shaggy upright creature running across the road and appearing in front of their house.
Bigfoot · Somerset, Pennsylvania · 1998
Witness reports hearing a horrible screaming from the woods while sitting on a dirt road at a wilderness camp.
Bigfoot · Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania · 1978
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy, ape-like figure crossing a road at night in the Pocono Mountains.
Bigfoot · Adams County, Pennsylvania · 1997
Witness reports seeing three bipedal creatures with matted hair running through the woods while bowhunting.
Bigfoot · Sinnemahoning, Pennsylvania · 1977
Witness reports seeing a tall, gray/light brown bigfoot on a porch at night in Cameron County, PA, which tried to kick the door down, screamed, and later followed their truck.
Bigfoot · Derry, Pennsylvania · 1971
Witness reports seeing a tall, broad, reddish-brown hairy humanoid with long arms walking toward her on a road near Keystone State Park.
Bigfoot · Berks County, Pennsylvania · 1991
Witness reports seeing a tall, black, hairy humanoid running through deep snow and ice towards him before stopping and walking away.
Bigfoot · Aultman, Pennsylvania · 1993
Witness reports seeing a camouflaged creature that stood up from a stump and ran on two legs when illuminated by headlights.
Bigfoot · Butler County, Pennsylvania · 1992
Witness reports a large, hairy, man-like creature with red eyes was seen by [name] and [name] near their cottage before running off.
Bigfoot · Mercer County, Pennsylvania · 1986
Witness reports seeing a large dark-brown biped walking past their truck in Hell's Hollow.
Bigfoot · Washington County, Pennsylvania
The witness reports having an encounter with a Bigfoot at Raccoon Creek State Park.
Bigfoot · Wayne County, Pennsylvania · 1993
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot walking upright through the woods while hunting deer in 1993.
Bigfoot · Marienville, Pennsylvania
Witness reports seeing a large dark hairy figure standing up within 100 feet and throwing rocks accurately at him while he was riding an ATV in a dense forest near Marienville.
Bigfoot · Forest County, Pennsylvania · 1980
Witness reports hearing a loud roar from a tree line while exploring an abandoned farmhouse.
Bigfoot · Argus, Pennsylvania · 2007
Witness reports seeing a large, muscular, rust-colored humanoid resembling a sasquatch while bow hunting.
Bigfoot · Quarryville, Pennsylvania · 1994
Witness reports finding large human-like footprints in the snow crossing roads and yards near Pilottown Road.
Bigfoot · Erie County, Pennsylvania · 2004
The narrator felt a smack on the car's rear quarter panel while driving at night, and later found what looked like a handprint on the vehicle.
Bigfoot · Bethel Park, Pennsylvania · 2012
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy animal on all fours that stood up and ran bipedally into the forest near his mother's apartment in Bethel Park.
Bigfoot · Jefferson County, Pennsylvania · 1982
Witness reports that three hunters encountered a hulky, dark-colored figure walking upright towards them in the pre-dawn woods, which stopped 50 feet away and then retreated.
Bigfoot · Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania · 2014
Witness reports hearing bipedal footsteps approaching the cabin and shuffling underbrush while observing stars in March 2014.
Bigfoot · Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Witness reports hearing a rock hit a tree and then a blood-curdling female-sounding scream while walking on a trail in Uniontown.
Bigfoot · Butler County, Pennsylvania · 1973
Witness and his buddy [name] saw a large creature bounding across the road carrying a dog by the tail.
Bigfoot · Houtzdale, Pennsylvania · 2013
Witness reports seeing two large, black, hairless-faced creatures walking upright near a strip mine in Dubois, PA.
Bigfoot · East Texas, Pennsylvania
[name] reports a nine-year history of encounters with a Bigfoot in her backyard in East Texas, citing footprints, scat, and vocalizations as evidence.
Bigfoot · Centre County, Pennsylvania · 2025
Witness reports seeing a dark, slender, bipedal creature gliding across I-80 near a mile marker in Pennsylvania.
Bigfoot · Connellsville, Pennsylvania · 1997
Witness reports seeing a large, brown, furry creature running on two legs across their path while riding four-wheelers.
Bigfoot · Washington County, Pennsylvania · 2020
Witness reports seeing a large man dive into a bush and hearing whistling sounds while collecting wood at night.
Bigfoot · Elmora, Pennsylvania · 2000
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, upright-walking creature with reflective eyes while fishing at night.
Bigfoot · Seven Springs, Pennsylvania
Witness reports seeing a face peering out from behind an upside down tree and finding Bigfoot signs.
Bigfoot · Blain, Pennsylvania · 2004
Witness reports that while spotlighting for deer with friends, they smelled an awful odor and saw a hairy-legged creature cross the road in front of their car.
Bigfoot · Erie County, Pennsylvania · 1998
Witness reports seeing a large, slim creature stroll across a path at a campsite, later suspecting it was a sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Nottingham, Pennsylvania · 2011
Witness reports hearing whooping sounds similar to BFRO recordings after walking out to their work vehicle at night.
Bigfoot · East Texas, Pennsylvania
Witness reports a large creature charging their side-by-side vehicle in the woods, stopping two feet away, and screaming nearby.
Bigfoot · Venango County, Pennsylvania
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot in an opening in the forest that threw rocks and then retreated into the woods.
Bigfoot · Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania
Witness reports hearing a large tree limb snap shortly after a party member howled while sitting on the rear deck.
Bigfoot · Clairton, Pennsylvania · 1988
Witness reports observing a large humanoid shape rise from a thicket and scale a steep hillside in seconds near Clairton.
Bigfoot · Saint Thomas, Pennsylvania · 1996
Witness reports hearing a loud vocalization resembling a person screaming and circling their bonfire during the summer of 1996, later identifying it as Bigfoot after hearing similar sounds on…
Bigfoot · Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania · 2007
Witness reports seeing two large red eyes peering into her living room window from outside the blinds before the creature turned and walked away.
Bigfoot · Bucks County, Pennsylvania · 1978
Witness reports a second encounter with Bigfoot approximately 11 years after the first sighting in the same area.
Bigfoot · Clinton County, Pennsylvania · 1996
Two police officers heard a loud, persistent, and moving vocalization from across the hollow while sitting on their cabin porch.
Bigfoot · Milligantown, Pennsylvania · 1996
Witness reports seeing a huge manlike form crossing a back road late at night near Apollo, noting it moved too fast to be a known animal and left a clear path through the field.
Bigfoot · Mount Davis, Pennsylvania · 2023
Witness reports hearing a whoop from an unseen source while lost in the woods with three others, followed by finding flowers beside her car and hearing chatter that sounded like a young Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · 2006
Witness reports seeing an 8 or 9 foot tall hairy biped in her field and finding tracks the next morning.
Bigfoot · Marienville, Pennsylvania · 2010
Witness reports a tall, broad-shouldered dark figure throwing rocks and then standing upright on two legs before retreating backwards into the brush.
Bigfoot · East Texas, Pennsylvania
[name] and a friend from Hawaii found a big giant footprint and piles of scat in a Pine Forest near her home.
Bigfoot · Bradford, Pennsylvania · 1963
Witness reports being chased by a very tall figure with long arms while playing softball in Bradford, Pa.
Bigfoot · Moon Township, Pennsylvania · 2004
Witness reports seeing a huge bipedal creature resembling bigfoot at dawn while hunting near Pittsburgh International Airport.
Bigfoot · Luthersburg, Pennsylvania · 1975
Witness reports seeing a hairy, upright creature on Rt. 410 that used its hands to climb an embankment.
Bigfoot · Sweden Valley, Pennsylvania · 1986
Witness reports hearing strange vocalizations and seeing a 7-foot tall hairy figure moving unnaturally fast before disappearing behind closely spaced trees.
Bigfoot · Sigel, Pennsylvania · 2018
Witness reports hearing footsteps and seeing a bipedal figure pacing near their truck at night before it threw a rock and fled.
Bigfoot · Washington County, Pennsylvania · 2023
The witness and her son heard loud tree breaks and smelled a strong odor in Washington County, PA, which the witness attributed to Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Patton, Pennsylvania · 1979
Witness reports seeing a huge, dark, hairy animal standing on the edge of a pond while walking home at night in January 1979.
Bigfoot · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · 1998
Witness reports seeing an animal with hair over its body and red eyes step over a fence and walk across Route 116 while driving home from Gettysburg.
Bigfoot · Potter County, Pennsylvania · 2021
Witness reports seeing two sets of bright red eyes and later two large, upright humanoid creatures with oval heads at their family cabin in Harrison Valley.
Bigfoot · Graham Park, Pennsylvania
The witness reports seeing a juvenile Bigfoot about 4' tall along Brush Creek near Graham Park in Cranberry Township.
Bigfoot · Somerset County, Pennsylvania · 2025
Witness reports finding a structure resembling a bassinet woven from grape vines about 4 feet off the ground, along with footsteps on the ground.
Bigfoot · Bethany, Pennsylvania · 2014
Witness reports seeing two very large legs with extremely large feet crossing the road at night near Dyberry, Pennsylvania.
Bigfoot · Ebensburg, Pennsylvania · 2000
Witness reports that while hiking with three others, they heard a scream/moan and saw a large, human-like figure about 5 or 6 feet tall stare at them from behind a tree before running away quickly.
Bigfoot · Sewickley, Pennsylvania · 1997
Witness reports seeing a large white humanoid running through their neighbor's yard and into the woods after hearing a high-pitched screech.
Bigfoot · Orangeville, Pennsylvania · 1989
Witness reports hearing a howl/scream similar to a Bigfoot recording while walking their dog near Orangeville, Pennsylvania.
Bigfoot · Clearfield, Pennsylvania · 1993
Witness reports hearing a deep belch-like noise and seeing branches break while hunting in Clearfield County, PA, in 1993.
Bigfoot · Grove City, Pennsylvania · 2015
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot walking from roadside brush into the woods while driving on I-70 South near Grove City.
Bigfoot · Sigel, Pennsylvania · 1992
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy humanoid on a dirt road while jogging with two girls.
Bigfoot · Cambria County, Pennsylvania · 1998
Witness reports seeing an 8-9 foot tall creature with dark fur and an ape-like face in the woods behind their home.
Bigfoot · Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania · 2016
Witness reports hearing knocking sounds that moved closer to their tent site in the woods near the shoreline at night.
Bigfoot · Steam Valley, Pennsylvania · 1971
Witness reports being quietly observed at close range by a large hairy creature across a stream while building a dam.
Bigfoot · Prosperity, Pennsylvania · 1978
Witness reports hearing an earth-moving growl and seeing cattle behavior while their father investigated a creature fighting a dog in a nearby valley.
Bigfoot · Belltown, Pennsylvania · 1977
Witness reports hearing a terrifying scream/screech/howl/yell from outside their cabin door during winter archery season, followed by the sound of something walking away into the woods.
Bigfoot · Koppel, Pennsylvania · 2007
Witness reports seeing a large, dirty brown figure that looked like a heavy-set boxer or bear, which stared at them before running away.
Bigfoot · Kane, Pennsylvania · 2006
Witness reports hearing bi-pedal footsteps and smelling noxious odors while staying at a cabin in the Allegheny National Forest.
Bigfoot · Mifflin County, Pennsylvania · 1980
Witness reports hearing a turkey-like cluck followed by a low growl from thick brush while turkey hunting, leading them to speculate it was a camouflaged hunter.
Bigfoot · Conemaugh, Pennsylvania · 1978
Witness reports seeing a hairy, hunched creature reaching through a fence near a garbage dump while retrieving their dog.
Bigfoot · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · 1980s
Witness recalls hearing a similar sound in Pennsylvania while camping with grandparents, which scared them into staying in their camper all night.