Bigfoot reports in South Dakota
39 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
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 · Spearfish, South Dakota · 2012
Witness reports hearing bird-like whistles and tree knocks before a bipedal creature with a skunky smell walked slowly toward his tent in the Black Hills.
Bigfoot · Rochford, South Dakota · 2019
Witness reports hearing an unidentified howling/screaming sound from the woods that caused all animals and themselves to freeze and listen for several minutes.
Bigfoot · Deadwood, South Dakota · 2008
Witness reports hearing rocks being struck together in a pattern near their campsite at night and later speculating it may have been primates.
Bigfoot · Custer, South Dakota · 2003
Witness reports seeing a 6 to 7 ft tall, brown and red haired creature resembling a manlike gorilla coming down a hill near Custer State Park at night.
Bigfoot · Meade County, South Dakota · 1996
Witness reports seeing a tall, fast-moving humanoid figure on a ridge during a vision quest at Bear Butte.
Bigfoot · Wanblee, South Dakota · 2003
A police officer reports seeing a fast-moving creature with reddish-brown hair running across a gravel road south of Wanblee.
Bigfoot · Spearfish Canyon Nature Area, South Dakota · 2012
Witness reports hearing multiple whooping noises and tree knocks from different directions in the forest during the night of the encounter.
Bigfoot · Sturgis, South Dakota · 2025
A woman driving from Deadwood to Rapid City reports seeing a large, dark reddish-brown bipedal creature with fur standing on the side of the road near Sturgis.
Bigfoot · Aberdeen, South Dakota · 1986
Witness reports hearing a strange, unidentified screech or scream for about 10 minutes while sitting in a basement window.
Bigfoot · Lawrence County, South Dakota · 2025
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal, dark brown animal on two feet while driving near Sturgis.
Bigfoot · Custer County, South Dakota · 2025
Witness reports hearing two different styles of knocks followed by a deep language while hunting for mountain lion near Custer State Park.
Bigfoot · Hill City, South Dakota
Witness, son, and brothers report hearing a similar sound while fishing near Hill City.
Bigfoot · Pennington County, South Dakota · 2008
Witness reports hearing an odd, ululating howl with echo off a cliff face that did not match any known local animal species.
Bigfoot · Badlands National Park, South Dakota · 1989
Witness reports seeing a gigantic, 11-12 foot tall creature with amber eyes grab a deer from a fence and run through the Badlands.
Bigfoot · Deadwood, South Dakota · 1970s
Witness reports seeing a tall dark figure resembling a sasquatch that screamed, shook the earth, and ran up a steep hillside while they were in a barn near Deadwood.
Bigfoot · Keystone, South Dakota · 2006
Witness reports seeing a large, reddish-brown, hairy bigfoot standing by the roadside while driving on Highway 244 near Horsethief Lake.
Bigfoot · Gregory County, South Dakota · 2006
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark figure standing on the side of Highway 44 that looked into their truck window.
Bigfoot · Bon Homme County, South Dakota · 1997
Witness reports finding a nest of ripped branches in a cedar grove near Gavin Point Dam and later spotting a creature at dawn.
Bigfoot · Custer, South Dakota · 2003
Witness reports seeing a tall, furry humanoid standing on a hill beside a pine tree near the lake shoreline at night.
Bigfoot · Pennington County, South Dakota · 2003
Witness reports hearing an unnatural cry of children moaning/crying in unison that stopped abruptly while coyotes howled nearby.
Bigfoot · Corson County, South Dakota · 1977
[name] reports hearing a loud, high-pitched sound described as between a howl and a whale while camping near Little Eagle, South Dakota.
Bigfoot · Porcupine, South Dakota · 1998
Witness reports that their family has observed an unidentifiable creature at their home for the past four years, noting physical traces and sightings.
Bigfoot · Black Hills, South Dakota · 2008
Witness and wife report hearing a fainter howl originating from the North-Northwest that was more distant than the previous incident.
Bigfoot · Black Hills, South Dakota · 2007
Witness and wife report hearing a similar sound coming from the South-Southwest of their home.
Bigfoot · Black Hills, South Dakota · 2020
Witness reports a later encounter with creatures at their home in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 2020.
Bigfoot · Scenic, South Dakota
[name] reports that her parents saw a mother Bigfoot and a smaller one following them near Scenic in the Badlands of South Dakota.
Bigfoot · Pennington County, South Dakota · 1990s
Witness reports the Eagle Butte News carried a story about sightings on the reservation at Green Grass with actual footprints.
Bigfoot · Pennington County, South Dakota
Witness reports a rancher and farmer saw a hairy creature while damming at dusk.
Bigfoot · Dewey County, South Dakota · 1999
Witness reports a party of five people fishing on the Cheyenne River observed a tall, hairy creature resembling a bear watching them.
Bigfoot · Spearfish Canyon Nature Area, South Dakota · 2000s
A man the author's friends spoke to reported seeing a brownish hair-covered bipedal creature sprinting up a draw in Spearfish Canyon.
Bigfoot · Badlands, South Dakota
Shiralda relays that her friends claim a Bigfoot family lives behind their home in the Badlands area of South Dakota.
Bigfoot · Pennington County, South Dakota
Witness reports a white man living near Faith spotted a hairy creature crossing his path.
Bigfoot · Pennington County, South Dakota · 2003
Campers report hearing something throwing branches and rocks at their cabins and seeing a creature they call 'Tallman'.
Bigfoot · Pennington County, South Dakota
Witness reports a man swimming north of Faith spotted a hairy creature with a little one.
Bigfoot · Pennington County, South Dakota · 2003
Camp director reports smelling a foul scent she attributes to bigfoot near her cabin at 4 am.
Bigfoot · Pennington County, South Dakota · 2003
Witness's boyfriend reports seeing a huge creature move inside his cabin and stare at him through the window.
Bigfoot · South Dakota · 2026
The speaker reports that Bigfoot has been sighted in South Dakota on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.
Bigfoot · South Dakota · 1996
Witness reports finding a huge nest made of evergreen boughs and leaves in the basement of an old boarding house near their camp.
Bigfoot · South Dakota · 1996
Witness reports that the logging boss and his two sons were chased down a hill by something screaming from behind trees and rocks.