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22 August 2013 Payson, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #41981

Campers awakened by possible late-night screams north of Woods Canyon Lake

A couple camping on the Mogollon Rim reported being awakened in the early morning by very loud, long screams echoing in a nearby canyon. Both spouses listened for several minutes before briefly leaving the tent and returning to sleep. The next morning the husband walked toward the sound and reported finding a large teepee-like structure of heavy cut poles with no stumps nearby. On the second night no screams were heard, but the wife reported hearing large movement in the woods while the dogs remained uneasy.

ScreamStructure or nestMovement only
29 August 2008 Fredonia, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #24659

Trailer shaken and objects thrown at campers on the north rim of the Grand Canyon

On a Friday night during an archery-hunt camping trip, the witness and a relative sat by the campfire while two unseen presences circled the camp, breaking branches, pacing, and making heavy footsteps. Small rocks and sticks were then thrown into camp, including a softball-sized rock that landed nearby, followed by impacts on a food box and the trailer. Others sheltering in the trailer also heard footsteps, breaking branches, impacts, and a heavy sigh, and later a branch-like object was dragged across the trailer roof.

Tree breakFootstepsRock throwingObject throwingProperty disturbance +2
July 2008 Christopher Creek, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #24218

Campers report harassment on the Mogollon Rim near Knoll Lake

The witness was reading in a parked van at a remote wooded campsite while a companion napped. After prolonged bark-tearing and movement sounds followed by silence, a long thick branch flew from the trees and struck the van's side mirror with enough force to shatter it. The witness saw its straight trajectory and concluded it had been thrown rather than fallen. Both occupants then watched and listened but detected nothing further at that time.

Object throwingVehicle contactUnidentified soundMovement only
18 August 2007 Heber, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #21348

Heavy footsteps and screams heard near Bear Canyon Lake

The witness was camping overnight in a tent with two companions. Around 4 a.m. the witness woke to loud heavy footsteps moving away from camp and found the tent door half open with a damaged zipper. The witness searched with a spotlight, saw no one, and noted the steps stopped while a foul odor like dirty feet and urine lingered. Earlier that night the group had heard loud screaming and growling amid barking dogs.

FootstepsOdorProperty disturbance
Summer 2005 Payson Or Heber, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #16397

Rock throwing incident at Woods Canyon Lake

The witness was fishing at a lake spillway in the afternoon when a basketball-sized rock flew through trees from an upslope hill to the east and landed in the lake. Birds that had been chirping went quiet, and another nearby fisherman who also saw it left. The witness later smelled a strong skunk-like odor upwind.

Rock throwingOdorMovement onlyUnidentified sound
middle of the night Christopher Creek, Coconino County, Arizona Related account #24218

Unidentified sound near Christopher Creek, Arizona

The same witness heard loud breathing and sniffing at the van window overnight and glimpsed movement in a mirror.

Unidentified soundMovement only
During their camp out at the same location in July Forest Lakes, Coconino County, Arizona Related account #28642

Sasquatch sighting near Forest Lakes, Arizona

During a later campout at the same site the father saw eye reflection about eight feet high behind a pine near the fire which vanished when his son turned, followed by a loud crash through trees.

EyeshineMovement only