Claimed encounters in Placer County, California
8 entries reported in Placer County, California, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.
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Possible sighting by family walking their dog near Auburn
The witness and four family members walked a trail by a lake near dusk. After moving a large branch from the path, they found wet foot-shaped prints leading uphill and saw two dark human-like shapes lying still in the woods. They heard bipedal footsteps that stopped and started with them, then left and returned later to photograph and measure the prints and hear more steps and a breath-like sound.
Fisherman hears late night scream near French Meadows Reservoir
The witness and a companion were camped overnight after fishing, and the witness repeatedly made loud whoop calls hoping for a reply. Around 1:30 a.m., after the companion had gone to sleep, the witness heard a single return vocalization from a roadless direction. The companion did not hear the return. The witness saw nothing and did not investigate the area.
Camping kayakers report rock throwing harassment on North Fork of American River
The witness and their son were camped and eating supper after dark on a wide gravel bar. A boulder estimated at about 15 lbs flew from the direction of the woods and landed about five feet from them, leaving a crater in the sand. They shined flashlights toward where it came from but saw nothing, and stated no human could have thrown it that far.
Three young men observe a bigfoot climb up a crevice
The witness and two companions were camping by a river and went upstream climbing rocks to find a spot to jump into the water. Across the river they noticed movement in a brush-filled crevasse and watched a large dark-haired figure crouching and then climbing upward on its hind legs while holding trees and rocks. After losing sight of it in dense vegetation, they returned to camp and cut the trip short.
Three people report screams near Foresthill
The witness was camping with two relatives when they heard a resonant moaning wail off and on for hours. The sound seemed to move around the hillside and appeared to involve two sources calling to each other. The group searched with lights and by vehicle but saw nothing. The noises continued until the early morning when the group went to sleep.
A camper hears strange late night howls near Foresthill
The witness was sleeping in a large reenactment camp in forested hills when loud, deep howling woke him. The sounds first came from a distant ridge and about an hour later came from much closer down the road, waking many others in camp. The witness loaded his weapon before falling back asleep and heard the sounds move farther away twice more. No tracks were found the next morning.
Two fishermen have truck shaken early one morning, outside of Auburn
The witness and a relative parked a heavy flatbed truck in a wooded area to sleep for a few hours before fishing at dawn. Around 5 a.m. something shook the truck violently side to side several times, waking both occupants. They smelled a strong rancid odor, saw nothing in the darkness, and stayed in the cab until daylight before leaving without checking for tracks.
Sasquatch sighting near Colfax, California
Other unspecified stories are said to have occurred on the same gravel bar.