Claimed encounters in Eagle County, Colorado

12 entries reported in Eagle County, Colorado, 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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1 January 2013 15 Miles East Of Glenwood Springs, Eagle County, Colorado Class A #39520

Motorists see tall, hairy human-like figure wading across the Colorado River east of Glenwood Springs

Four people driving west on the interstate in daylight noticed a tall, thin, dark hair-covered biped in the Colorado River. The figure leaned slightly forward and swung long arms as it walked across the shallow water toward the highway. They lost sight after only a few seconds at highway speed with no place to stop.

Full-body sightingPossible misidentification
31 August 2009 Burns, Eagle County, Colorado Class A #27075

Bowhunter witnesses woodknocking behavior outside the town of Burns

The witness was bow-hunting elk and reported hearing knocks timed to his steps near a clearing in the afternoon. He then watched through binoculars as a large hair-covered figure struck a log against a dead tree. As he left, knocks continued and he heard a log thrown nearby, later noticing a rancid black puddle on the trail.

Partial sightingWood knockObject throwingOdor
November 2001 Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado Class A #3636

Nighttime sighting of two furry bipeds in Eagle River during snowstorm

The witness was driving west on a snowy highway at night when headlights revealed two upright, furry figures walking in the middle of the river. The witness pulled over and watched them from about 30 feet away, noting human-like shape with long arms, elbows and knees, and a face-to-face look with the nearer one. After passing them and getting out to look upriver, the witness waited several minutes but the figures did not reappear around the bend, then drove home.

Partial sighting
19 August 2000 Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado Class B #1251

Threatening bellows directed at hikers and their dogs in the Holy Cross Wilderness

The witness and a companion were hiking a high-elevation trail with two dogs when they heard a very loud, rhythmic wailing and moaning sound from a pine cluster about 50-75 yards away. The sound lasted several minutes and seemed to move toward them, growing louder, which frightened the witness and held the dogs' fixed attention without prompting a chase. They left without seeing the source, and minutes later a ranger they met said she had also heard the unfamiliar sound.

ScreamHowl
21 April 2000 Gypsum, Eagle County, Colorado Class A #1355

BFRO Investigator, Keith Foster's evaluation of tracks found on the south shore of the Eagle River. App. 1 mile east of the town of Eagle.

The witness reported finding three large human-like footprints while fly fishing on the south shore of a river east of town. The prints were documented with photographs and tape measurements, including one about 18 to 19 inches long with a 38-inch step to the next print. The investigator stated that bear, human, and hoax explanations were ruled out by visual examination and estimated a very heavy animal from depth and area.

Tracks
June 1986 Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado Class B #10505

Family describes possible encounter at campsite in Grizzly Creek Canyon

The witness was camping with family in a canyon. At night around the campfire they smelled a strong foul odor, the dogs barked toward the darkness, and loud guttural vocalizations came from just outside the firelight two or three times. After a few minutes the smell faded and the dogs calmed. The next morning they found smashed grass behind a boulder near the tent.

VocalizationOdor
Monday morning about 7:15 Burns, Eagle County, Colorado Related account #27075

Movement only near Burns, Colorado

The same morning the witness used a cow call and heard something approach quickly to 30 yards then go silent without being clearly seen.

Movement only
Date unknown Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado Related account #10505

Property disturbance near Eagle, Colorado

A grandparent noted clothing and small items sometimes disappeared from that campsite, which he attributed to animals though never witnessed.

Property disturbance
as a young man Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado Related account #10505

Sasquatch sighting near Eagle, Colorado

A grandparent recalled as a young man seeing what he called spirits walking and hiding in tall grass at night.

Partial sighting
in the middle of the night Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado Related account #10505

Sasquatch sighting near Eagle, Colorado

A relative once woke at night in the same area to see someone standing over his sleeping bag, though companions said they never left theirs.

Partial sighting
On earlier trips to the same area Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado Related account #10505

Sasquatch sighting near Eagle, Colorado

On earlier trips to the same area the witness and a relative found abandoned campsites with packs, tents and gear left behind.

same time of this sighting, on the same date 15 Miles East Of Glenwood Springs, Eagle County, Colorado Related account #39520

Sasquatch sighting near 15 Miles East Of Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Three duck hunters were crossing the Colorado River on an ice shelf to scout a new hunting area.