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28 July 2026 Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado Class A #81439

Daylight sighting by motorist along highway 149, ten miles SE of Lake City

The witness was riding as a passenger in a truck descending a mountain pass while looking for wildlife. A tall dark hairy figure emerged at the forest edge, turned uphill and walked along the treeline with a gliding gait for four to five steps until a road curve blocked the view. The witness was unable to speak at first, then asked the driver to stop, but the driver did not see the figure.

Full-body sighting
12 March 2025 Hygiene, Boulder County, Colorado Class A #78374

Sasquatch sighting near Hygiene, Colorado (2025)

Late at night the witness looked out the front window of the home and saw a large ape-like figure moving briskly north along the gravel road in front of the property. The figure was described as about 8 feet tall, hunched forward, with very large arms and legs, seen briefly in moonlight and shadow. No other witnesses were present.

Full-body sighting
25 July 2019 Between Climax Pass And Copper Mtn, Summit County, Colorado Class A #63153

Daylight sighting by hikers at Mayflower Gulch outside Leadville

The witness was sitting on a rock in a high basin while hiking when they saw a large brown biped try to climb a snow cornice, fail, climb down, and walk briskly north out of view, then later reappear walking south above the cornice. About 45 minutes later the witness returned to the spot with another hiker and found handprints and footprints in the snow and photographed them. No further sighting occurred after traversing the difficult slope.

Full-body sightingHandprintTracks
March 2014 Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado Class A #45666

Two friends witness daytime road crossing near Conifer

Two companions driving home from a day trip saw a tall, dark grey bipedal figure run across the highway in a few long strides. It crossed the full width of the road and climbed a steep embankment with little apparent effort. When they stopped at the crossing site they noted several mule deer nearby that did not flee.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1 January 2013 15 Miles East Of Glenwood Springs, Eagle County, Colorado Class A #39520

Motorists see tall, hairy human-like figure wading across the Colorado River east of Glenwood Springs

Four people driving west on the interstate in daylight noticed a tall, thin, dark hair-covered biped in the Colorado River. The figure leaned slightly forward and swung long arms as it walked across the shallow water toward the highway. They lost sight after only a few seconds at highway speed with no place to stop.

Full-body sightingPossible misidentification
August 2010 Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado Class A #31939

Motorist describes early morning sighting near Buena Vista

The witness was driving south with high beams on a rural mountain road in the dark. A tall dark upright figure crossed the two-lane road in three quick steps, showing long human-like bent legs, wide shoulders, and a large long head with a flat side-profile face. The witness stopped to watch, then drove forward but could no longer see the figure.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 2009 San Luis, Costilla County, Colorado Class A #26868

Elk hunter has late afternoon observation near Sanchez Reservoir

While hunting elk and glassing a snowy mountainside with binoculars, the witness saw a tall brown figure walking upright on two legs along a distant ridge. The figure moved quickly, paused to look over the valley, then walked back the way it came and disappeared into the trees. The witness noted it wore no hunter orange and did not seem to be a normal man.

Full-body sighting
September 2009 Red Feather Lakes, Larimer County, Colorado Class A #26671

Two brothers witness an upright creature while at a cabin near Red Feather

Two people staying at a mountain cabin watched a large black upright animal move from near a river across a road and uphill toward an aspen grove over about two minutes, using binoculars for part of the observation. The animal turned toward a passing truck, then moved away with longer strides while looking back. Afterwards the witnesses went to the grove and found and measured a large five-toed footprint, but snow prevented further tracking.

Full-body sightingTracks
1 September 2009 Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado Class A #26522

Woman describes vivid early morning sighting just below Independence Pass

The witness stopped while commuting before dawn to get air and wake up. From beside the truck she watched a furry reddish figure stand upright, tip its head back as if sniffing, stare at her, then bend to pick up a small object and run bipedally across a meadow toward the treeline. She then drove away shaking and tearful, convinced it was not a bear.

Full-body sighting
May 2006 Colorado Springs Or Fort Carson, El Paso County, Colorado Class A #15278

Mid-morning sighting by soldier hunting west of Fort Carson

The witness and his young child were turkey hunting in the morning when the witness noticed movement about 600 yards away. He watched through binoculars a tall dark figure walking upright through open grass for a minute or more before it disappeared into brush behind a rise. He estimated it was 6-7 feet tall and covered several hundred meters quickly without running.

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28 December 2005 Larmie, Larimer County, Colorado Class A #30058

Elk hunters see huge, white upright figure approach their campfire north of Fort Collins

Four men arrived after dark at a family property for an elk hunt and built a campfire. They heard heavy footfalls and branch breaking approaching from a draw, then saw a large light-colored upright figure about 40 feet away at the edge of the firelight. The figure crouched, turned to look at them, then stood and walked away quickly in a few steps. The group sheltered in a trailer and found no tracks the next morning.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
October 2004 In Between Durango And Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado Class A #14243

Dusk sighting by charter bus driver on Hwy 160 near Mancos

A professional driver was driving an empty bus eastbound on U.S. Highway 160 near Mancos, between Cortez and Durango, shortly after sunset. About 150 yards ahead, the witness saw a large, entirely dark, muscular figure on two legs dash rapidly across the road from south to north in two to three seconds. When the witness reached the crossing point, thick woods on both sides hid any further trace, and a second driver traveling behind did not see the crossing.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 December 2002 Jefferson, Park County, Colorado Class A #22801

Further apparent corroboration of multiple-witness, winter, nighttime, road-crossing near Kenosha Pass

A couple driving slowly at night in snow claim a very tall, dark, massive figure crossed the highway in front of their truck and nearby cars while illuminated by headlights. They said it covered the road in only three to four long strides and then vanished to the west side. After a pause they agreed to each other that it had looked like bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
September 2002 Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado Class A #7036

Elk hunter trailed by large biped in twilight, finds tracks the next day

The witness was returning on foot to camp at night after sitting and hunting in a mountain park. He heard steps, snapping and rustling following him for some distance to an open moonlit bald. After waiting there and then entering timber on the far side, he looked back and saw a large dark shape where he had sat stand up and come toward him; after he shouted it ran into the trees.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
29 May 2002 Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado Class A #6785

Startled hiker sees tall shaggy biped on trail near Leadville

A solo hiker descending a high mountain trail heard a very loud scream-growl vocalization and stopped to scan. He saw a tall, hairy biped about 50 yards away at the forest edge staring at him for several seconds, tilting its head before turning and running fast into the pines out of sight. He then continued down the trail anxiously without photographing it.

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8 August 2000 Blanca, Colorado 81123, Alamosa County, Colorado Class A #348

Teen and uncle chase reddish bigfoot in San Isabel National Forest

While riding four-wheelers with relatives, the witness and a companion noticed a tall stump-like shape that stood upright and walked into the trees. After driving on, they went into the woods on foot and saw it run across a meadow a short distance away. They split up to chase it but lost it, finding only a few footprints they could not cast.

Full-body sightingTracks
June 1999 The Bible Camp Is Located In Grand Junction Though., Mesa County, Colorado Class A #14503

Night time sighting by a youth leader at a bible camp near Grand Junction

The witness was crouched in bushes beside a road near a baseball field while playing a nighttime search game at a mountain camp. A very tall, muscular, hair-covered figure emerged from bushes near third base, paused and crouched as children walked past on the road, then crossed the field in seconds and entered the woods. The witness watched in moonlight from near first base and afterward returned to the cafeteria.

Full-body sightingSilhouette
28 September 1998 Woodland Park, Douglas County, Colorado Class A #880

Rockhound startled to find he's being observed

The witness was looking for rocks in a forested area in the early morning and returned to the parked car to find the windshield wipers flipped outward. The witness then noticed a dark crouched mass at the tree line first taken for a bear. After getting into the car and slamming the door, the witness saw the figure stand about 7-8 feet tall and run away over a rock mound, then drove away.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingProperty disturbance
September 1998 Leadville, Summit County, Colorado Class A #3652

Driver has daylight sighting off CO 91 between Copper Mtn. and Leadville

The witness was driving toward Leadville in daylight when he noticed a tall stump-like shape in a meadow about 100 feet away. As he got closer the shape appeared to rotate from the waist up and look at him, revealing a hairy, thick-bodied figure with a head, facial features, and long legs. He braked hard and skidded to a stop, losing sight in the dust, and when he turned back there was no tree or figure in the field.

Full-body sighting
25 July 1998 San Juan County, Colorado Class A #1374

Creature observed running on hind legs

The witness group had set up camp and walked up the mountain to scout for an upcoming elk hunt. From about 200 yards away in an open spot they watched a large black creature running away upright on two legs at high speed. The witness noted experience hunting black bears and stated the creature was not a bear or any known animal, estimating it at about 8 feet tall.

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