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12 September 2024 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class A #78267

Hikers near the Pacific Crest Trail observe three sasquatches 24 miles north of Mt. Rainier at Government Meadows

A couple hiking to a cabin at Government Meadows surprised three large hairy bipeds behind the cabin. The subjects moved quickly from right to left, with a smaller adult carrying a juvenile on its back, then disappeared behind terrain. The witnesses approached the area, found a large print, and recorded video of their reaction afterward.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingTracks
16 March 2016 Bonney Lake, Pierce County, Washington Class B #51499

Woman and her daughter hear strange vocalizations near Bonney Lake

The witness reports living at an RV park with her daughter and hearing frequent activity sounds in the evenings and early mornings. She also reports possibly finding a nest in the nearby woods. Other park residents are noted as witnesses. No visual description of a creature is given in the main report.

Unidentified soundStructure or nest
10 October 2014 Wilkeson, Pierce County, Washington Class B #46769

Mushroom picking couple scared out of a forest near Wilkeson

A couple were picking mushrooms in dense old-growth forest in the afternoon when they heard crunching and repeated loud thumping likened to wood knocks from about 100 yards away. A few minutes later a loud snap like a small tree or large branch breaking occurred about 20 feet behind them. Frightened, they abandoned their mushrooms and left the area without seeing the source.

Wood knockFootstepsTree break
19 November 2008 Elbe, Pierce County, Washington Class B #26759

Two hunters describe vocalizations, stalking, rock-throwing, near Elbe

Two hunters parked before sunrise in fog to hunt heard whooping and tongue-clicking calls from the treeline and heard the caller circle them in the woods. A thud was heard and felt on the road and a boulder that had not been there when they drove in was found in the road. They later heard a very large animal moving away breaking branches, found no sign after sunrise, and left to hunt elsewhere.

WhoopVocalizationFootstepsRock throwingTree break
April 2005 Between Ashford And Packwood Off Skate Creek Rd. (this Was A Dirt Road Off Of Skate Creek Rd But The Sign On This Dirt Rd Also Said Skate Creek Rd., Pierce County, Washington Class B #12655

Possible tracks and vocalizations outside Ashford

Three people drove to a remote pond in mid-afternoon and heard a repetitive monkey-like 'ooh' sound. They hiked toward the sound and found a footprint while the vocalization continued and seemed to approach closely behind them without crashing brush. When they returned months later, the sound was gone.

VocalizationTracks
April 1999 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class B #16644

Man and wife find large tracks with large stride east of Greenwater

The witness and his wife were driving in the Greenwater area so the witness could hike up a snowy dirt road to look for sunglasses lost the previous winter. While hiking he found a line of unusually deep footprints with a long uphill stride. At the top where snow had melted, the last print was a clear impression in frozen mud showing five toes, arch and heel. He went back downhill to bring his wife to view the tracks.

Tracks
November 1997 Pierce County, Washington Class A #1594

Footprints found with huge Toes on each print

Five companions on a camping trip drove to near the top of Corral Pass to scout a hike. While looking for tracks in snow, they found a trail of large bare footprints with distinct toes and no claws. They concluded the prints were not bear or boot prints and continued their trek in silence.

Tracks
August 1983 Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington Class B #24310

Camper diverts tall creature approaching him near Puyallup

In 1983 the witness was camping and was awakened around 11 p.m. by loud screams repeated every 15-20 seconds that approached through brush. The witness then saw a tall dark shape about 7-8 feet tall striding through undergrowth and yelled, after which it veered to go around and continued on screaming. A foul odor was noticed as it passed, and broken branches were found the next morning.

ScreamSilhouetteFootstepsOdorTree break
15 August 1982 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class A #4452

US Army Ranger training mission near Greenwater finds large barefoot human shaped tracks

During a military alpine navigation exercise, the witness's squad stopped to rest at a stream and discovered large, deep footprints on a gravel bar and in soft soil. They measured the prints and stride with a tape measure and noticed occasional additional marks downstream before the trail ended. No maker was seen, and the squad leader suggested instructors may have made the prints as a joke.

TracksPossible hoax
November 1979 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class B #1589

Two hunters find large track

Two deer hunters found very large unfamiliar tracks in powder snow near old-growth timber. The woods became unusually silent and one hunter felt they were being watched. They never saw what made the tracks and left the area quickly.

Tracks
30 April 1978 Orting, Pierce County, Washington Class B #1731

25-50 Footprints found near Orting

The witness reports finding dozens of large five-toed footprints in wet, packed sand. Most were roughly boot-length but wider and over an inch deep, with a second deformed variant and a larger unclear print leading toward a cliff. The witness and a companion photographed the prints and the witness planned to cast them.

Tracks
11 October 1975 Sumner, Pierce County, Washington Class A #1724

Bonney Lake

Late on a Friday night the residents called police to report someone sneaking near their home. The responding officer searched the grounds and found a human-looking left-foot track near the front porch, described as about 14 inches long. A resident later made a cast of the print, which the investigator photographed and which was later measured at about 16 3/4 inches long.

Tracks
1967–1970 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Class B #9868

Youths in Summer Camp have noisy nighttime experience

The witness was sleeping in a cabin during a summer camp session when loud nighttime noises caused an uproar. A cabin-mate reportedly looked out and described multiple large, hairy, human-like figures near the water tower and cabins. The next morning the witness saw extensive human-like footprints, a large uprooted tree, and vegetation pulled from the lake. Campers were walked around the perimeter to view the traces and were sent home early.

Unidentified soundFull-body sightingTracksTree breakProperty disturbance
In late August Ashford, Pierce County, Washington Related account #20591

Tree break near Ashford, Washington

One couple returned alone for trap shooting when a large alder tree crashed down about three hundred feet away, frightening them into leaving.

Tree break
in 2002 Between Ashford And Packwood Off Skate Creek Rd. (this Was A Dirt Road Off Of Skate Creek Rd But The Sign On This Dirt Rd Also Said Skate Creek Rd., Pierce County, Washington Related account #12655

Vocalization near Between Ashford And Packwood Off Skate Creek Rd. (this Was A Dirt Road Off Of Skate Creek Rd But The Sign On This Dirt Rd Also Said Skate Creek Rd., Washington

On an earlier 2002 visit to the same area, the companions heard the same sounds and found a large barefoot print dwarfing a men's size 12 shoe.

VocalizationTracks
five or six days later on July 4th DuPont, Pierce County, Washington Related account #50160

Scat near DuPont, Washington

A few days later the witness found an area of trampled tall grass with a large dark feces pile in the backyard that did not resemble known local animal scat.

Scat