Claimed encounters in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

7 entries reported in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, 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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spring of 2013 Keys, Cherokee County, Oklahoma #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/02/12/sc-ep298-the-face-was-human-like-but-bigger-and-wider

Sasquatch sighting near Keys, Oklahoma (2013)

After driving on a flat tire to a trailer home, the witness sat in the back bedroom at night. Looking out the open window, the witness saw a very tall human-like face staring in from about twenty feet away for about fifteen seconds. Additional figures were seen moving among trees toward a creek, after which the witness closed and locked the window and secured the house.

Partial sighting
10 June 2000 Gore, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Class A #63286

Brief but clear daylight sighting near Lake Tenkiller

The witness was helping clear land on a forested property when they left companions during a lunch break to explore a ravine and entered a cave containing a large nest of fabric and vegetation. After exiting the cave and moving a short distance away, they heard a huff and saw the head and upper body of a hair-covered creature watching from rocks above the cave. The witness fled uphill to rejoin the companions.

Partial sightingVocalizationStructure or nest
1 August 1990 Eldon, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Class A #2041

August 1 1990 Oklahoma, Cherokee County, near Eldon

On August 1, 1990, a woman at a mobile home near Eldon, Oklahoma reported hearing noises and smelling a bad odor before seeing a very tall, heavy creature. A deputy later found large impressions at the scene. Two days later, two other residents reported a similar upright animal at a trash pile nearby.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundOdorPossible misidentification
October 1982 Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Class B #40280

Memory told of a possible encounter that ends a camping trip early near Park Hill

While camping with fraternity companions near a river at night, the witness and two companions went to gather firewood near a brush-covered hill. They heard something large moving through dense brush toward them, breaking branches, with heavy bipedal-sounding steps and a musty stagnant-water odor. After retreating to the campfire and later returning with additional group members, the group heard rapid heavy steps approaching and fled in a vehicle, without ever seeing the source.

FootstepsOdorMovement onlyTree break
1982–1983 Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/5fUeXNpIfrqNJVHWjBxh6RiUWIAdbUVxjKjtDtd0yg8

Sasquatch sighting near Tahlequah, Oklahoma (1982)

As children the witness and his older brother were playing near an old cabin on their grandfather's property overlooking the river. The brother pointed out a large hair-covered figure standing by the water about 100 yards away. When the witness shouted, the figure turned, screamed loudly, and ran quickly along the tree line and disappeared. A neighbor rushed the boys inside, and the grandfather spoke with the neighbor in another language and kept the boys from returning to the river, saying the beings were passing through.

Full-body sightingScreamAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Gore, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Related account #63286

Sasquatch sighting near Gore, Oklahoma

A relative later told the witness that the stepfather admitted he and his companion watched the witness's encounter from the truck.

Partial sighting
since the early 70's Eldon, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Related account #2041

Sasquatch sighting near Eldon, Oklahoma

Similar reports were said to have come from the same area in the early 1970s.