Class B First-hand BFRO #82506

Stalking by a large creature around family tents at midnight at Skookumchuck Reservoir

18 May 2024 around midnight, about 12:10AM Tenino/Vail, Thurston County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was lying awake in a tent at a restricted lakeside camp around midnight when she heard slow, rhythmic footsteps circling the campsite for about 45 minutes. The walker paused near food areas, approached another tent when a child cried, and left after a car alarm sounded, stepping over a fence into the woods. She never opened the tent to look and concluded from the stride and sounds that it was not human.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Feet src
padded foot, not hooves
Gait src
slow steady rhythmic pace with brief pauses; faster-paced march; walked away without running

Facts & provenance

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Date
18 May 2024
Stated BFRO report #82506 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around midnight, about 12:10AM
Stated BFRO report #82506 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Tenino/Vail, Thurston County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #82506 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #82506 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #82506 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #82506 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
camping overnight in tents
Stated BFRO report #82506 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #82506 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #82506 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Scott Taylor (BFRO)
Photograph

photos of possible footprints including a partial print in mud bank

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

possible partial print in mud bank

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Measurement

stride estimate from tent width across front

Measurements: 12 foot wide; 3 1/2 to 4 strides across; 48-inch step length per investigator

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness by phone but could not visit the restricted site.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2026-08-22 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 8 images at source Hash e49aa6123093
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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