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13 June 2012 Silverthorne, Summit County, Colorado Class A #42602

Backpackers hear growls, knocking and observe two large, hairy bipeds at Surprise Lake

The witness and a companion were camped at Surprise Lake at dusk when they heard patterned knocks and rock-on-tree sounds. After the witness threw a rock against a tree and heard a similar sound returned, they saw a large brownish-red animal squatted and swaying behind a tree upslope. They attempted blurry photos while knocks were heard from behind the camp and from the animal's direction before leaving at first light.

Partial sightingWood knockRock throwing
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
6 August 2001 Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado Class A #3086

Large creature leaves 12"+ handprints on camper trailer during rainy night

The witness and three companions camped over multiple rainy nights. They heard persistent huffing and a growl, experienced silence and a sense of being watched, and reported a dark shape blocking a camper window. When leaving they later found muddy primate-like handprints high on the camper and a trailer lock twisted and broken.

VocalizationGrowlWood knockPartial sightingHandprint +5
1994 Colorado #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/01/sc-ep47-screaming-sasquatch-i-was-run-out-of-camp

Howl in Colorado (1994)

On the second night the guest and his friend heard loud howl-screams approaching rapidly from the valley below. As they ran for the car the guest fell, was helped up, and felt a stick hit his legs while glimpsing a dark crouched shape behind him. The friend reported seeing a tall hairy man-like creature close behind, and both fled, later concluding it was a Bigfoot.

HowlScreamPartial sightingObject throwing
1984 Colorado #1fb67ac0-7980-44cf-b8b8-ba856b9cffb0

Sasquatch sighting in Colorado (1984)

At age twelve on a family road trip, the witness stepped half-asleep out of the truck camper after midnight to relieve himself. A large dark figure sat on its haunches on the path to the river about twenty to thirty feet away, backlit by the moon. After a frozen stare the witness shut the door, heard distinct bipedal footsteps, then a fist-sized rock and a freshly ripped branch struck the camper.

SilhouettePartial sightingFootstepsRock throwingObject throwing +1
1 May 1977 Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado Class A #1075

Teens fire at big black thing peeking in window of home

The witness and a companion were alone at the witness's parents' house at night when they saw a head looking in through the front door. They retreated to a bedroom without curtains where they heard breathing and scratching and saw a hairy hand against the window screen. The companion fired two shots that missed, and the figure ran away. A sheriff who responded found bullet holes but no blood or footprints.

Partial sightingDoor or window contactUnidentified sound
October 1975 Salida, Colorado #cafe23b1-d981-48b0-967f-a80c345fc358

Vehicle contact near Salida, Colorado (1975)

The witness and the witness's father drove to a mountain quarry to sleep in their vehicle for a morning deer hunt. In the middle of the night something slammed the side of the heavy truck and rocked it violently. The father rushed to the driver's seat and drove fast for about 100 miles to the next town, later saying only that a face had looked through the truck window.

Vehicle contactPartial sighting
in September Colorado #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/06/02/sc-ep329-a-hunters-encounter

Sasquatch sighting in Colorado

The witness was on a muzzleloader hunting trip and camping with two companions. While two men rested in the tent during rain, something struck the tent fabric hard several times. Later, as the group sat around the campfire near dusk, the witness saw a very tall grey bipedal figure moving away through lodgepole pines. He and a companion briefly pursued it but it moved out of sight.

Partial sightingDoor or window contact
in February last year Colorado #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/10/04/sc-ep151-last-man-standing

Sasquatch sighting in Colorado

The witness and his cousin went out to camp and target shoot in a remote snowy clearing. After a rock strike and foul odor, they entered the woods at dark and saw a large hairy upright creature showing teeth while others vocalized around them. They fired weapons while retreating to snowmobiles, the cousin ran for the truck, and the witness held position firing for an extended period before they escaped in the truck. The cousin later found the abandoned snowmobiles torn apart.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingGrowlScreamOdor +3
BFRO YEAR: Late 70's Teller County, Colorado Class A #13441

Woman describes night time sighting during childhood in the Pike National Forest

While camping and sleeping in a camper trailer with family and companions, the young witness awoke at night to loud heavy breathing outside her window and indistinct chatter-like sounds moving along the window. She pulled back the curtain and saw a dark-skinned partial face with brown eyes inches away staring in. The sounds stopped shortly after, and the next morning the adults found apples and potatoes missing from the back of the truck.

Partial sightingChatterUnidentified soundProperty disturbance