Sasquatch sighting near New Meadows, Idaho (2026)
Account
A group of about ten young campers spent Memorial weekend at a secluded forest clearing. After earlier strange sounds and a brief sighting, one camper encountered a tall bipedal figure near the camp bathroom area and alerted the group. Several campers armed themselves, moved children into a vehicle, fired warning shots, and pursued the figure toward a nearby friends camp where they reported being circled by three tall dark-furred bipeds. The following mornings the group reported handprints on vehicles, footprints, nests, and broken-tree crosses and teepee structures around both camps.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 9 feet tall
- Hair colour src
- dark fur
- Eyes src
- blank reflective eyes
- Legs src
- on 2 legs
- Gait src
- circling them and trying to separate them
- Posture src
- standing on 2 legs
- Other features src
- human looking animal
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
May 2026
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
11pm-4am, completely dark outside
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| Place |
New Meadows, Adams County, Idaho
Stated
BFRO report #81202
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
44.97, -116.44 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 81202 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
10
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| Figures reported |
3
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| Witness was |
camping
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| Witness's word for it |
human looking animal that was too tall to be a person and too fast to be human
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
Photographed footprint found near camp
Photos of possible hand prints on vehicle windows
Photos of group, vehicles, footprint and handprints
Trees found broken around friends camp
Sideways crosses in wide circle and tree teepees
Nests found around main camp
An investigator spoke with two witnesses by phone, noted possible misinterpretation, and shared photos while seeking a group interview.
An investigator spoke with two witnesses by phone, noted possible misinterpretation, and shared photos while seeking a group interview.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #81202 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference