Class A First-hand BFRO #2628

Family encounters upright creature while camping at Silver Falls

BFRO YEAR: est mid-70 bright Sunday afternoon "Howard's Creek" Multi-famly Camping Site., Marion County, Oregon 4 witnesses

Account

The witness's family of four stayed late at a remote Howard's Creek campsite and walked along the loop road on a bright Sunday afternoon. About 60 to 75 feet ahead, a very large dark-brown furry biped emerged from brush on one side, glanced toward them, then crossed quickly into brush on the other side. Frightened, the family returned to camp, where they noted deep scratches high on a tree trunk that they associated with the animal.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Physical traces

Tree break

Described appearance

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Height src: 7 or 8 feet tall at least
Build src: very heavily built
Hair colour src: very dark brown
Hair length src: long and coarse looking, maybe 2 inches
Arms src: bent, left arm bent with hand in front of sternum
Gait src: walked fast across the road
Posture src: walking upright
Other features src: weighed well over 500 pounds, maybe 800; fur thick and coarse

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	bright Sunday afternoon Stated BFRO report #2628 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	"Howard's Creek" Multi-famly Camping Site., Marion County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #2628 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.86, -122.64 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 2628 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #2628 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	4 Stated BFRO report #2628 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #2628 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	camping and walking on a forest loop road Stated BFRO report #2628 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a huge bear Stated BFRO report #2628 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #2628 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tree damage

Deep scratches gouged into a tree trunk near camp, higher than the witnesses could reach

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #2628 Primary

Published 2001-06-03 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 6296d711d8da

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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