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Wednesday night Viola, Shasta County, California Related account #75290

Footsteps near Viola, California

The witness rigged a fishing-line tripwire to his trailer door and later heard the stick strike and break as something moved between the trailer and tent.

FootstepsProperty disturbance
Tuesday morning Viola, Shasta County, California Related account #75290

Howl near Viola, California

On a morning fishing trip the witness, his spouse and his adult son heard about ten loud yells or howls coming from multiple sides of the lake.

HowlScream
since this encounter Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California Related account #16691

Whistle near Aptos, California

The witness reports hearing whistle and wood-on-wood sounds and feeling watched during later camping trips in the same area.

WhistleWood knock
like several months ago Hespreria, San Bernardino County, California Related account #5160

Sasquatch sighting near Hespreria, California

Other people reportedly saw and heard unspecified things in the same area several months before the 2002 follow-up, said to be most active around August through September.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
late in the afternoon Hespreria, San Bernardino County, California Related account #5160

Sasquatch sighting near Hespreria, California

Five teenage boys exploring the riverbed heard movement in dense brush and saw a large hairy ape-like creature, then ran home frightened.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
early morning hours of August 14th at 1:am Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, California Related account #24456

Growl near Yucaipa, California

On the first night the witness heard a loud awful sound three times and bipedal footsteps in leaves, then made a cat-fight sound and heard the steps leave the yard.

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from about 10:45 - 11:30 Mt. Baldly - Manker Flats Campground, San Bernardino County, California Related account #79588

Unidentified sound near Mt. Baldly - Manker Flats Campground, California

Earlier the same night the witness group heard extended coyote howling including one long howl that seemed out of place.

Unidentified sound
the night before Idyllwild, Riverside County, California Related account #24644

Footsteps near Idyllwild, California

A family camped next to the ravine told the witness they heard footsteps the night before the main event but nothing that night.

Footsteps
at about 4am Idyllwild, Riverside County, California Related account #24644

Footsteps near Idyllwild, California

A companion camping with the witness heard footsteps around his tent at about 4am.

Footsteps
Early in the morning the night before Plumas County, California Related account #2212

Footsteps near Plumas County

The witness heard soft, careful footsteps moving through camp early in the morning the night before the screams, with no one else reportedly up.

Footsteps
Date unknown Grass Valley, Nevada County, California Related account #3421

Growl near Grass Valley, California

A relative of the witness reported hearing heavy breathing outside a trailer and sensing a close unseen presence at the door that made a snarl-like sound.

GrowlUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 93/95 GREENFIELD, Monterey County, California Class A #7334

Daytime sightings by Forest Service employee near Arroyo Seco

The witness stopped to rest during an early-morning fitness run near a lake area when he heard movement on a shaded, brush-covered hillside. About 20 feet away he saw a roughly 8-foot-tall upright figure that turned its upper body to stare at him before walking quickly uphill and out of sight. Shade prevented him from seeing facial details. He returned to the station convinced the figure was not human.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
the first night Malakoff Historical State Park Campgrounds, Nevada County, California Related account #15174

Tree break near Malakoff Historical State Park Campgrounds, California

On the group's first night at the same campsite, they heard several distant tree breaks they dismissed as regular forest noises.

Tree breakUnidentified sound
in 1978 Pope Valley, Napa County, California Related account #2210

Footsteps near Pope Valley, California

A relative heard footsteps in gravel in the evening, encountered something that fled, leaving a musty skunk-like odor that lingered.

FootstepsPartial sightingOdor
Several days later Lee Vining, Mono County, California Related account #24743

Unidentified sound near Lee Vining, California

Several days later the witness with relatives heard debris falling down the canyon wall at night.

Unidentified sound
Date unknown Laytonville Ca., Mendocino County, California Related account #6521

Vocalization near Laytonville Ca., California

On later visits to the same land, the witness heard faint calls but found no footprints.

Vocalization
Date unknown Redwood Valley, Mendocino County, California Related account #10279

Whoop near Redwood Valley, California

A family member heard whooping sounds on the same hillside as the main event.

Whoop
BFRO YEAR: 1990? Azusa, Los Angeles County, California Class B #15013

Possible growling at hikers near the San Gabriel Wilderness

About 15 years before reporting, the witness and a friend paused at a saddle near Smith Mountain while hiking. They heard a very low growl/snuffling sound from tall bushes nearby that they could not see through. Frightened, they left quickly without investigating, and the witness later wondered about the source after seeing nearby reports.

Growl
During the night Not Sure. Very Small Towns., Kern County, California Related account #1036

Footsteps near Not Sure. Very Small Towns., California

During the night a relative heard tramping and movement outside his car and woke the witness.

Footsteps
BFRO YEAR: 1957 or 58 Eureka, Humboldt County, California Class A #528

Three children have daytime sighting near Eureka

As children, the witness and two companions were fishing and walked up an old logging road when they heard a noise and saw a creature across the road in the trees. The creature stayed in cover across the road and kept pace as they ran back down toward a clearing, at times getting ahead then stopping to watch them. Once they reached the clearing, it was gone.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound