Claimed encounters in Curry County, Oregon

10 entries reported in Curry County, Oregon, 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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September 2012 Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Class A #36671

Face-to-face encounter at dusk along the Pacific Coast Trail

The witness and a companion were hiking back up a forested trail in the evening when they heard loud branch-breaking sounds, saw bushes sway, and smelled a strong garbage-like odor. After the forest went quiet, the witness turned and saw a very large, dark reddish-brown, ape-faced head peering over vegetation, which watched curiously for a few seconds before moving behind a tree. The companion heard the sounds and smelled the odor but did not see the figure, and the pair quickly returned to their vehicle.

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4 June 2001 Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Class A #2900

Evening beach walker with dog observes two huge upright dark hunched ape-man figures swinging arms and walking long strides one behind the other along nearby hillslope

The witness was on an evening walk with a dog on a beach north of Brookings when the dog refused to enter the north end. Later, while heading up the path to the parking lot at 7:15 p.m., the witness saw two very large black-covered figures on the steep hills to the north. The figures walked hunched over with ape-like arm swings and long strides and appeared to come toward the witness, who then ran toward a vehicle.

Full-body sighting
3 March 2001 Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Class A #2841

Two hikers both hear strange sounds in a creek culvert, investigate to see two ape-like creatures sitting at far end of culvert

At sunset the witness and a companion were hiking along a creek when they heard singing coming from a culvert. They approached and looked through the culvert and saw the silhouettes of two ape-like creatures with glowing eyes crouched at the far end, swaying and humming. The witnesses left quickly so as not to disturb them.

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25 February 1994 Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon Class B #11449

Beach visitors find large footprints

Four people visiting the beach at night built a campfire in the sand. The witness noticed very large, very deep footprints with a long stride they had to leap between. They followed the prints up a five-foot embankment where the prints disappeared. No creature was seen.

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14 August 1986 Sixes, Curry County, Oregon Class A #1720

Two sets of bigfoot trackways at Cape Blanco Beach on southern Oregon coast

The witness reported finding two side-by-side sets of large tracks on a sand beach in the morning. The larger tracks measured about 18 inches long and the smaller about 13 inches long. The witness followed the trackways for about two miles until they entered a forested area.

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June 1978 O'brien, Curry County, Oregon Class A #662

Hikers notice a large (at least seven to eight feet tall) animal covered with dark brown fur sitting on a stump

The witness and a companion found long drag marks and extensively damaged vegetation earlier in the day. About two hours later while hiking on the southeast side of a creek, they saw a large dark-brown fur-covered animal sitting on a stump watching them. The animal stood, made a gesture, and walked into the forest. As they descended toward the creek they heard noise and saw a bear with a cub feeding nearby, leaving the witness unsure what was seen.

Full-body sighting
November 1974 Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Class A #13729

Logging crew has daytime sighting

Four coworkers at a cable logging site noticed movement across a canyon. Two of them watched the subject for about 15 minutes through a rifle scope from about 2500 feet away. They described an upright two-legged figure with broad shoulders, reddish-brown hair and a pointed head moving unhurriedly toward a ridge until it disappeared. After work they discussed the sighting and concluded it was a bigfoot.

Full-body sighting
24 August 1969 Curry County, Oregon Class B #661

Campers hear terrifying vocalizations and see a huge dark form

Five boys were camping in a wilderness area when loud screams approached their camp late at night. Something circled the camp on two feet for about half an hour while wailing, as the group hid terrified in sleeping bags. As it left, two or three of them saw a huge hulking shape moving away in moonlight.

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for a couple of days Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Related account #13729

Unidentified sound near Brookings, Oregon

Coworkers at the same work site reported feeling watched over several days and hearing sticks breaking and movement in brush.

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BFRO YEAR: 73-75 Agness, Curry County, Oregon Class B #7954

Boater finds footprints on bank of Rogue River

The witness rowed alone upstream, beached the boat, and hiked to a fishing spot where a mud layer on a rock shelf held a set of very large tracks. The tracks were estimated at about two feet long, crossed the shelf from the water, and continued up a very steep clay bank without shortening stride. No creature was seen and no other witnesses were present for the find.

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