Bigfoot reports in Virginia
106 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 · Blackstone, Virginia · 2011
Witness reports hearing knocking and breaking branches, then overhearing a radio call about a Bigfoot walking on an adjacent range during a training exercise at Fort Pickett.
Bigfoot · Rawley Springs, Virginia · 1995
Witness reports hearing rock throwing and strange howling noises that grew closer during a college camping trip in the fall of 1995.
Bigfoot · Pearisburg, Virginia · 2015
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered Sasquatch face to face at 24 feet in a laurel thicket near Pearisburg.
Bigfoot · Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia
Witness reports seeing a juvenile Bigfoot with a round head and changing eye color behind a woodpile.
Bigfoot · Blacksburg, Virginia
Witness reports seeing a massive, hair-covered creature standing in an opening near a creek during the day, which froze them with fear before they backed away slowly.
Bigfoot · Mouth of Wilson, Virginia · 2011
Witness reports seeing a dark image squatting and walking around a tree in Grayson Highlands State Park.
Bigfoot · Giles County, Virginia
Witness reports hearing odd cries and rocks being tossed nearby during previous camping trips in 1994 and 1995.
Bigfoot · Montgomery County, Virginia · 1998
Witnesses report seeing a 5-6 ft. tall, hunched, hairy creature in the middle of a road that looked at them and ran into the woods.
Bigfoot · Wirtz, Virginia · 2004
Witness reports seeing a tall, massive creature with silver-looking fur and hearing it run away while investigating footprints and hair.
Bigfoot · Surry, Virginia · 2021
Witness reports seeing an upright, black-furred animal with no visible neck or facial features moving quickly through thick brush in Eastern Virginia.
Bigfoot · Chesterfield County, Virginia · 2006
Witness and wife report seeing a tall, slender, silvery-white figure with flowing hair running along the woods edge at night, followed by finding large tracks the next morning.
Bigfoot · Dungannon, Virginia · 2004
Witness reports being attacked by a large, foul-smelling biped that threw acorns and made strange noises while hunting in a remote wooded area.
Bigfoot · Louisa County, Virginia · 1998
Witness reports seeing a tall, skinny, dark figure with bad posture cross a country road and enter the forest while traveling in a van at night.
Bigfoot · Fort Chiswell, Virginia · 2011
Witness reports seeing a tall, broad dark figure standing in a trail behind a fish hatchery at dusk.
Bigfoot · Clarksville, Virginia · 1970
Witness reports seeing a small, upright, reddish-brown furry creature resembling an Ewok or ape that was rooting in trash before fleeing upon being illuminated by a flashlight.
Bigfoot · Nokesville, Virginia · 2010
Witness reports seeing a large auburn brown figure resembling a bear or Bigfoot near a church on Route 28.
Bigfoot · Harrisonburg Reservoir, Virginia · 2013
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot tall, two-legged, hairy animal with long arms running on the road and then into the woods near Rawley Springs.
Bigfoot · Lawrenceville, Virginia · 1980
Witness reports seeing a huge, hairy, man-like figure standing in a corn field near Greensville Co., Virginia, while riding on a school bus.
Bigfoot · Amherst County, Virginia · 1988
A lifelong hunter reports hearing a horrifying roar and scream from an unseen creature directly under his tree stand in the mountains of Virginia.
Bigfoot · Carroll County, Virginia · 1992
Witness reports seeing an upright creature at least 8 feet tall while driving on Highway 94 in Carroll County, VA.
Bigfoot · Tazewell, Virginia · 2014
Witness reports seeing a tall, blackish, human-shaped creature running fast near a hay field in Tazewell, VA.
Bigfoot · Strasburg, Virginia · 1970
Witnesses report seeing a large hairy bipedal creature resembling bigfoot running across the road in Shenandoah National Park.
Bigfoot · Eagle Rock, Virginia · 2012
Witness reports hearing guttural calls from an unseen creature in a graveyard and attempting to mimic them.
Bigfoot · Rawley Springs, Virginia · 2010
Witness reports hearing a knocking sound from the steep bank of Switzer Lake that answered back when they hit their kayak with a paddle.
Bigfoot · Troutdale, Virginia
Witnesses report a man-shaped creature with red eyes standing in a holler that stepped over a 48-inch fence.
Bigfoot · Rockingham County, Virginia · 2012
Witness reports seeing a tall, built bipedal figure walking along the road behind guard rails while driving at night.
Bigfoot · Sherando, Virginia · 1984
Witness reports a bipedal creature taller and wider than a bear stole trash bags from a tree while camping near Steeles Tavern.
Bigfoot · Grayson County, Virginia · 2025
Witness reports hearing two loud, singular wood knocks in the woods near an abandoned campground on Mount Rogers that sounded like a baseball bat hitting a tree.
Bigfoot · Purcellville, Virginia · 1970
Witness reports seeing a large, ape-like bipedal animal crossing railroad tracks near Purcellville in May 1970.
Bigfoot · Woodstock, Virginia · 2014
Witness reports seeing a tall dark figure move from the road into the brush near Woodstock, VA.
Bigfoot · Pittsylvania County, Virginia · 1976
Witness reports a close encounter with a dark-colored, 6-7 foot tall creature on an abandoned road in 1976.
Bigfoot · Monterey, Virginia · 2012
Witness reports seeing a 5-foot tall, dark-haired bipedal figure crossing a road at dusk while walking a dog.
Bigfoot · Shenandoah National Park, Virginia · 2024
Witness reports hearing grunts and being targeted by thrown rocks after clacking stones in the forest.
Bigfoot · Goldbond, Virginia · 2005
Witness reports hearing vocalizations and stone-throwing sounds from unseen creatures in the woods near their campsite.
Bigfoot · Troutdale, Virginia
Witness reports a massive creature with red eyes bent down to look through their kitchen window while they were going outside at night.
Bigfoot · Wirtz, Virginia · 2012
Witness reports being shadowed by an unseen entity keeping pace with them through heavy forest while running on a country road.
Bigfoot · Surry County, Virginia · 1998
Witness reports hearing strange howling sounds near the James River while camping.
Bigfoot · Front Royal, Virginia · 2012
Witnesses report hearing a bone-rattling growl while hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Bigfoot · Loch Linden Lake, Virginia · 2014
Witness reports hearing a deep 'whoop' and tree knock sounds in the woods behind their house near Linden.
Bigfoot · Stafford County, Virginia · 2005
Witness reports that three Marines observed an 8+ foot tall hairy creature manipulating trees in the woods at Quantico Marine Base during a night training exercise.
Bigfoot · James City County, Virginia · 2020
Witness reports seeing a huge, black, muscular bipedal figure walking quickly into the woods from the side of the road.
Bigfoot · Bedford, Virginia · 2015
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot with a child crossing the road near Bedford, Virginia, and later finding footprints in gravel.
Bigfoot · Meadowview, Virginia · 2012
Witness reports hearing a loud, deep sound pushing against and rattling the vinyl siding of their house around 3am.
Bigfoot · Amherst, Virginia · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, hair-covered creature with a flat face and broad shoulders by the roadside in Amherst County.
Bigfoot · Woodstock, Virginia · 2002
Witness reports hearing heavy bipedal footsteps around a remote cabin before seeing a large, dark, hairy face looking through a window.
Bigfoot · Accomack County, Virginia · 2007
Witness reports hearing two or three distinct vocalizations from the surrounding forest while camping in a fifth wheel trailer on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Bigfoot · Giles County, Virginia
Witness reports an entity throwing a rock at them while carp fishing near the river behind the fish hatchery.
Bigfoot · Prince William County, Virginia · 1994
Witness reports that during a night training mission in 1994, he and his squad heard something shadowing them and saw an approximately 8ft high figure with visible shoulders near a large oak tree.
Bigfoot · Wytheville, Virginia · 2019
Witnesses report seeing a four-foot-tall, fur-covered bipedal creature running on two legs and jumping over a fence near Wytheville, Virginia.
Bigfoot · Clintwood, Virginia · 2021
Witness reports hearing large knocks in trees and splashes in the water while night fishing, suggesting a large animal following them.
Bigfoot · Turbeville, Virginia · 2003
Witness reports seeing a large, four-legged creature with huge eyes and a mane while driving near Danville, VA.
Bigfoot · Stafford, Virginia · 2003
Witness reports seeing a hairy, upright-walking creature approximately 8 feet tall on Widewater Road in 2003.
Bigfoot · Pearisburg, Virginia · 1990
Witness reports seeing a dark, hairy, bipedal creature watching drunk college students from the trees near Butt Mountain.
Bigfoot · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Virginia · 2024
Witness reports seeing what they believe to be a Bigfoot cross the road while driving on a backroad in Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Bigfoot · Buchanan, Virginia · 1972
Witness reports being awakened by a tall, hairy ape-like figure standing on its hind legs in their shelter that urinated on one of the campers.
Bigfoot · Elkton, Virginia · 2011
Witness reports hearing three distinct knocking sounds from the woods while photographing sunset in Shenandoah National Park.
Bigfoot · Fairfax County, Virginia · 1995
Witness reports hearing loud screams and running near a creek, followed by being showered with large rocks and boulders while camping.
Bigfoot · Chilhowie, Virginia · 2011
Witness reports observing a large, dark biped chasing a deer from the tree line while sitting on their porch.
Bigfoot · Brunswick County, Virginia · 2011
Witness reports seeing a huge, hairy, man-shaped figure charging them after their son fired a shotgun, noting footprints and hair as evidence.
Bigfoot · Fairfax County, Virginia · 1973
Witness reports an animal walked out from behind a road sign, stared at them, and crossed the road into the woods.
Bigfoot · Mount Jackson, Virginia · 1985
Witness reports hearing howls and seeing a large creature stalking his camp in the George Washington National Forest in August 1985.
Bigfoot · Greene County, Virginia · 1993
Witness reports seeing a tall figure standing on a hillside that disappeared quickly, followed by an encounter with a foul odor at the location and later at home.
Bigfoot · Giles County, Virginia · 1997
Witnesses report hearing a muffled scream and seeing a large, hunched, hairy human-like figure run past them about 10 feet away on the Appalachian Trail.
Bigfoot · Augusta County, Virginia · 2000
Witness reports that a deer approached their campsite unusually close and stayed all night because it was seeking safety from an unseen larger creature that threw rocks.
Bigfoot · Caroline County, Virginia · 2008
A former US Marine reports a compelling sighting of a Bigfoot in the trees during a training operation in 2008.
Bigfoot · Atkins, Virginia · 2022
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark mass that stood up and walked into a thicket while hunting on Glade Mountain.
Bigfoot · Christiansburg, Virginia · 2012
Witness reports hearing a horn-like yell while sitting on an ATV in the woods near Christiansburg.
Bigfoot · Warren County, Virginia · 2013
Witness reports seeing a massive, hairy, bipedal creature walking across the road near the Shenandoah River in Virginia.
Bigfoot · Duffield, Virginia · 2007
Witness reports hearing loud screams and being pelted with rocks by an unseen creature in the woods near a railroad crossing.
Bigfoot · Giles County, Virginia
Witness reports hearing loud talking sounds from the dense woods early in the morning.
Bigfoot · Fieldale, Virginia · 1982
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy creature with wide shoulders and long arms crossing a road near their home in the middle of the night.
Bigfoot · Rockbridge County, Virginia · 2021
Witness reports hearing a strange, high-pitched wail in three intervals from the next mountain ridge while listening for coyotes.
Bigfoot · Quantico, Virginia · 1957
A Marine stationed at a demonstration camp in Quantico reports seeing a 7-foot tall, hairy figure that resembled a bear but fled when he chambered a round.
Bigfoot · Fort Lee, Virginia · 1981
Witness reports seeing a black bear-like creature that stood on two legs, smelled like road kill, and ran away silently along a stream.
Bigfoot · Middlesex County, Virginia · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, ape-like figure with long ears near a dead animal on Route 17 in Virginia.
Bigfoot · Troutdale, Virginia
Witness reports being hit by a rock thrown from the woods and later hearing snapping branches while turkey hunting, which they attribute to Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Buchanan County, Virginia · 2024
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal creature with shaggy fur and a human-like face kneeling by a creek while watching deer.
Bigfoot · Rocky Mount, Virginia · 2007
Witness reports hearing a scream from the bedroom at night and later identifying it as a Bigfoot howl after watching a TV program.
Bigfoot · Wythe County, Virginia · 1984
Witness reports seeing a large hairy black creature resembling Bigfoot walking in the woods near a road in Virginia during spring break 1984.
Bigfoot · Bath County, Virginia · 1992
Witness reports seeing a large, hunched creature with glowing red eyes, matted hair, and a grey hairless face on the side of Rt 39.
Bigfoot · Giles County, Virginia
Witness reports a massive, hairy bipedal creature approached their campsite at night, stole food from a tree, and fled across a creek towards a spot where a tree had fallen previously.
Bigfoot · Madison County, Virginia · 2017
Witness reports seeing a tall, brown, silent figure with a shoulder profile of six foot seven inches walking through the woods near his home in 2017.
Bigfoot · Vinton, Virginia · 2019
Witnesses report seeing a 7ft tall, dark brown, shaggy humanoid standing on two feet near the Blue Ridge Parkway in October 2019.
Bigfoot · Virginia · 2008
Witness reports hearing footsteps and chattering sounds from an unseen entity in the woods near a canal, followed by a loud scream.
Bigfoot · Virginia · 2018
Witness reports hearing a sound like a heavy metal door scraping against cement while hiking in the Appalachian Mountains and later seeing a tall hairy creature peeking from behind a tree.
Bigfoot · Virginia
Witness and others heard wild horses gallop through their campsite on a ridgetop, jarring the ground, despite tents being backed against high brush.
Bigfoot · Virginia · 2000
Witness reports hearing a loud howling changing into a whining bark and hoot that sounded eerily human but impossible for a human to make, which frightened them as it approached.
Bigfoot · Floyd, Virginia · 2016
Witness reports her 11-year-old daughter saw a large, bipedal, hairy creature with brown eyes walking on two feet in their yard.
Bigfoot · Roanoke County, Virginia · 2002
Witness reports his brother saw a large, tall, hairy creature with silver-gray hair running at high speed and making guttural noises near their home in Salem.
Bigfoot · Richmond County, Virginia
Witness reports that later in life he had a strange encounter with what he believes is Bigfoot while with his family at St. George River.
Bigfoot · Rawley Springs, Virginia · 2014
Witness reports that he and his friend observed a huge, brownish-red, human-like figure with two legs, a hand, and a head standing on a mountainside before it walked away.
Bigfoot · Brunswick County, Virginia · 2012
A team member reports hearing loud footsteps and breathing from an animal that came very close to him while waiting for extraction early the next morning.
Bigfoot · Amelia County, Virginia · 1980
Witness reports that her husband saw two large, hairy creatures crawling around a huge oak tree in an open field at dusk near Amelia County, Virginia.
Bigfoot · Franklin County, Virginia · 1940s
Witness reports his mother heard screams in the mountains while growing up on her family's property.
Bigfoot · Patrick County, Virginia · 1982
Witness's great grandmother reports a large figure standing outside her window around 3:00 AM.
Bigfoot · Wise County, Virginia
Witness reports that two boys at a church camp were attacked by a large creature throwing rocks and logs while trying to use the bathroom.
Bigfoot · Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Witness reports JC saw a massive Sasquatch from his truck and measured it against a sign to estimate its height at around 12 feet.
Bigfoot · Pittsylvania County, Virginia
[name] states that he and his cousin witnessed a Bigfoot chasing him on a dirt bike while they were teenage boys in Danville, Virginia.
Bigfoot · Pittsylvania County, Virginia
A caller reports that five teenage boys observed a Bigfoot-like creature in Danville, Virginia, between 1974 and 1976, which watched them and threw large rocks during a cookout.
Bigfoot · Troutdale, Virginia
A man claims he has experienced incidences of knocks and vocalizations in the Troutdale area for years.