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21 August 2001 Reno, Sierra County, California Class A #3027

Three young people on an early morning outing hear roar followed by sighting

Three people went by car into a heavily forested area in the early morning to be alone. About half an hour after arriving they heard rustling followed by a loud bellowing scream. As they ran toward their car, the main witness reported seeing the front of a tall dark figure about seventy feet away and hearing it flee into the woods before the group left quickly.

ScreamFull-body sightingMovement only
18 July 2001 Georgetown, Placer County, California Class A #2919

Three young men observe a bigfoot climb up a crevice

The witness and two companions were camping by a river and went upstream climbing rocks to find a spot to jump into the water. Across the river they noticed movement in a brush-filled crevasse and watched a large dark-haired figure crouching and then climbing upward on its hind legs while holding trees and rocks. After losing sight of it in dense vegetation, they returned to camp and cut the trip short.

Full-body sightingPossible misidentification
July 2001 Coffee Creek, Siskiyou County, California Class A #3056

Young man has three different footprint observations and one short encounter with a large black creature over a three-month period

The witness was driving to the campground after work when a large hair-covered biped carrying a fawn stepped onto the road. The creature paused to look toward the truck, then ran up a steep embankment and disappeared. A passenger riding with the witness did not see the creature.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
15 June 2001 Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California Class A #4630

Afternoon sighting by hiker outside Dunsmuir

The witness was sitting on a hillside above a creek outside Dunsmuir in the afternoon. From about 300 yards away he watched a tall, dark, hairy figure squatting at the creek grabbing fish for several minutes. When the witness moved to get binoculars, the figure stood and ran on two legs with large leaps out of view. The witness did not go down to the site because the slope was too steep.

Full-body sighting
May 2001 Johnson, Humboldt County, California Class A #2755

While conducting sound survey project, two team members see Bigfoot

A team of four was conducting a nighttime sound survey from a clear-cut overlooking a river valley while one member did a live radio interview from a parked vehicle near the treeline. The interviewer heard repeated charging sounds, footfalls and a grunt-growl from dense brush a few feet away while two teammates uphill watched with a night-vision device. The uphill observers reported a huge 8-foot-plus figure about 25 feet away leaning side to side to look through the trees and moving its arms. The episode lasted about 30 minutes, followed later by a distant scream, and a next-day search found disturbed soil but no footprints.

Partial sightingFootstepsGrowlMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
Winter 2001 Redding, Shasta County, California Class A #11986

Daylight sighting by guide and two tourists at Lake Shasta Caverns

The witness, a tour guide, was waiting at the mountain-top cavern entrance with two tourists for the return bus on a cloudy day. They heard repeated thumping and noticed treetops moving along a ravine about 200 yards away, then briefly watched a huge bipedal figure with swinging arms run downhill toward the lake and disappear while footfalls remained audible. The witness radioed for the bus and left with the group, later quitting the job to avoid being alone on the mountain.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
23 September 2000 Tahoma, El Dorado County, California Class A #353

Night sighting by two motorists near Lake Tahoe

On the night of September 23, 2000, the witness and the witness's spouse were driving south on Highway 89 near Tahoma after dinner. Their headlights illuminated a hair-covered biped crossing the road toward the lake and running into the trees. Both occupants watched it run upright on two legs and agreed it did not look like a bear, describing it as more like a Sasquatch.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
13 July 2000 Trinidad, Humboldt County, California Class A #827

Road-crossing sighting by motorists on Hwy 101 while passing lagoon near Trinidad

The witness was driving on a four-lane highway with a companion and an infant when a tall hairy figure ran across the road about 50 yards ahead and entered the forest. The witness shouted that it was Bigfoot, but the companion was dismissive. They drove back to the crossing point, looked into the thick forest, then left because it felt too spooky.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
July 2000 Ft. Jones, Siskiyou County, California Class A #2928

Eighteen campers find hut; videotape distressed bigfoot walking down mountain ridge

A large camping group found a hut-like structure made of snapped boughs and filmed it in detail. While examining the structure, a group member pointed out a distant figure moving along a ridge. The witness videotaped the figure for several minutes as it moved back and forth, gestured, and disappeared behind rocks.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteStructure or nestAnimal behaviour
July 2000 I Cant Remember, El Dorado County, California Class A #913

Hikers see creature in Desolation Wilderness

The witness and a companion were hiking in the afternoon when they heard movement in the brush. The witness then saw a large hairy creature with yellow eyes walking away and noticed a garbage-like smell. The witness attempted to photograph it but could not get a clear shot because it kept moving in and out of trees.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdor
25 June 2000 Orick, CA Near Redwood National Park., Humboldt County, California Class A #2178

Daylight sighting by motorist on Johnson's Creek Road (off Bald Hills Road) near Redwood National Park

The witness was driving on a narrow forested road in early evening daylight when movement was noticed ahead on the right. A large man-sized biped was seen moving away from the road with very fast long strides, then running and jumping off an embankment about twenty feet from the road. The witness reported a large amount of dust in the air at the spot where it left the embankment.

Full-body sighting
June 2000 Orleans, Siskiyou County, California Class A #5649

On a warm summers day, two young men have three separate sightings

The witness and a companion were fishing from rocks in a river near cabins in the afternoon when they noticed a large upright creature standing in heavy brush on the far bank about 15 feet away watching them. The creature briefly rubbed its face with a hand before both individuals fled to the cabin to alert their guide, but it was gone when the guide returned with a rifle.

Partial sighting
June 2000 Orick, Humboldt County, California Class A #1727

wildlife biological technician sees Bigfoot while working in the woods

Two wildlife technicians were bushwhacking downhill at twilight while carrying caged mice when they heard a heavy animal moving around them on two legs, at times behind them and then ahead of them. One of them then watched a large dark animal dash across the trail on two legs with a quick agile motion. Both men heard the movement, but only one saw the animal.

Full-body sightingFootstepsUnidentified sound
21 May 2000 Orick, California #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/TY2oDERxCQLmzCyeNUqKE1Rhg0TzcFut3kAEoMOxmJc

Sasquatch sighting near Orick, California (2000)

A Yurok woman reportedly had a Bigfoot walk directly in front of her across Johnsons Road behind the national park. The guest learned of the report from a law enforcement researcher friend. The guest went to the described clearing to investigate.

Road crossing
1 May 2000 Porterville, Tulare County, California Class A #9357

Workers have daytime sighting on Tule River Indian Reservation

The witness and a secretary stepped outside their remote office for a break and noticed a large hairy creature on the mountainside about 100 yards away holding onto a rock ledge. They watched it for about ten minutes with a clear view of its face and eyes before the secretary became frightened and they went back inside. When the witness went back outside shortly afterward, the creature was gone.

Partial sighting
November 1999 Holtville, Imperial County, California Class A #8345

Truck driver has a short but memorable encounter

A semi-truck driver pulled over at a desert highway pullout at night and got out of the truck. He heard rocks falling, noticed a strong decaying odor that became gagging, and saw a large hairy biped cross the road in front of his headlights while making a loud grunt. Frightened, he got back in the truck and drove away.

Partial sightingRoad crossingVocalizationFootstepsOdor
22 August 1999 Humboldt County, California Class A #2141

Creature observed scratching.

The witness and son were on a trail about a quarter mile from the river and stopped so the son could tie his shoe. The witness then noticed movement 150-200 feet away by a large old redwood stump and discerned a mass with a human-like torso from the waist up, apparently scratching its back against the stump. After gaining a back and profile view, the witness became fearful and both fled down the trail for about thirty seconds to a minute.

Partial sighting
March 1999 North Of Redding CA, Siskiyou County, California Class A #1391

Man has late night sighting north of Redding

The witness was driving north and pulled off near Edgewood to eat and nap in the parked car. The witness awoke around 1:30AM to a rock hitting the hood, then turned on the headlights and saw a tall chocolate-colored creature watching nearby. After about 20-30 seconds it walked away into brush in a few long strides, and the witness left and later contacted authorities.

Full-body sightingEyeshineRock throwing
March 1999 Blue Lake, Humboldt County, California Class A #7988

Upright hair covered figure seen beside river

The witness parked by a river to fish for steelhead on a rainy winter afternoon and heard two loud whoop-like bellows. While wading downstream the witness saw two tall, hair-covered figures standing motionless across the river and noticed a cocoon-like bundle of grass on a root wad. After fishing back upstream the witness looked back to find the figures and object gone, and a return visit the next day was blocked by flooding.

Partial sightingWhoopPossible hoax
1999 California #75d3826b-0a64-49b3-b8f8-3f94e0da45ac

Whistle in California (1999)

Shortly after graduation the witness and three friends camped overnight in a vacant house and were tormented by whistles and loud bangs on windows all night. They found the house completely destroyed when they returned the next day. On a dusk return with shotguns they saw trailers upslope, heard the whistle again, and a large rock was thrown at them, prompting gunfire before they fled.

WhistleDoor or window contactProperty disturbancePartial sightingRock throwing