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14 August 2021 Vernonia, Oregon #119cd16c-26ee-44e1-ba90-8572ba74bd92

Sasquatch sighting near Vernonia, Oregon (2021)

The witness was camping with friends for a bachelor party on a private property near a river. Shortly after going to sleep in a large tall tent, he heard and felt heavy footsteps paired with growling approaching. He looked up through the open tent top and saw a very large face staring down at him that showed shock then anger and growled before stomping away through camp past another camper's van and down a trail.

Partial sightingGrowlFootsteps
July 2019 Dexter, Lane County, Oregon Class B #63141

Homestead explorer has possible daytime sighting, near Dexter

Two people cut through storm-fallen trees into an old logging unit to look for an old homestead. From a small rise one of them spotted a huge person-like outline across the drainage about 200 yards away. The figure sidestepped, stared toward them for one to two minutes, then disappeared after they briefly looked away.

Partial sightingSilhouette
January 2016 Springfield, Lane County, Oregon Class B #50901

Still hairy figure seen in a field by a motorist near Springfield

The witness was driving on High Banks Road toward the highway in late morning and slowed to look at an object in a pasture to the right of the road. The witness described a large dark long-haired animal-like object standing motionless in the open field about 70 yards from the road. No photo was taken because of a following car and a doctor's appointment, and no limbs, head, or movement were discerned during the 20 to 25 second observation.

Partial sighting
2015 Summer Lake, Oregon #0976d03e-a8f1-496c-81a1-908192ba6cdb

Whoop near Summer Lake, Oregon (2015)

While bow hunting alone and walking back to camp in the morning, the witness found a cow torn into pieces with parts scattered. Shortly after he heard three progressively louder whoops that felt like a warning to leave. He then saw a dark average-person-sized shape move between trees about 20 feet up and left quickly without telling his uncle details.

WhoopPartial sighting
September 2012 Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Class A #36671

Face-to-face encounter at dusk along the Pacific Coast Trail

The witness and a companion were hiking back up a forested trail in the evening when they heard loud branch-breaking sounds, saw bushes sway, and smelled a strong garbage-like odor. After the forest went quiet, the witness turned and saw a very large, dark reddish-brown, ape-faced head peering over vegetation, which watched curiously for a few seconds before moving behind a tree. The companion heard the sounds and smelled the odor but did not see the figure, and the pair quickly returned to their vehicle.

Partial sightingTree breakOdorMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
31 August 2012 Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon Class A #36370

Close encounter scares hunters off their campsite east of Sweet Home

While camping overnight for an archery hunt, a witness and a relative reported hearing mumbling vocalizations and footsteps around their tent for hours. The relative reported seeing a large hand press the tent wall, and both later reported seeing large upright figures near the truck and treeline, one illuminated by flashlight. After the figures continued circling the camp, the two packed the tent without breaking it down and drove away around 4 a.m.

VocalizationFootstepsPartial sightingFull-body sightingSilhouette +3
August 2010 Oregon #50573567-d22c-40c1-ba02-e20244f2b446

Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (2010)

The witness took his family camping on the eastern shore of Cougar Reservoir. In the middle of the night something large approached on two feet from a hill, and he placed himself between it and his family while his partner moved the children to the vehicle. He fired warning shots, experienced distorted hearing and an intrusive thought, then saw a very tall wide black figure stop at the wood line about 12 feet away before he backed to the vehicle and left.

Partial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsStructure or nestAnimal behaviour
29 January 2010 Blue River, Lane County, Oregon Class B #27479

Possible vocalizations heard while visiting McKenzie River Valley

Late at night at a yurt near a creek, the witness stepped outside and heard loud hooting/howling from across the creek. The sound was heard two more times from inside the yurt, and later the witness saw a faint outline duck behind trees on the hillside. The next morning a partial muddy footprint with hairs was found leading toward the yurt door.

HowlPartial sightingTracksHair
2010–2011 Oregon #05bb12d3-0fab-40e1-b460-80b22920b90b

Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (2010)

In spring while his family played on an icy pool near waterfalls past Blue Pool, the guest heard a large branch break about 50 feet into the woods. He saw a light-brown vertical silhouette that walked toward the highway. He ran to get ahead of it but found nothing and returned to his family.

Partial sightingSilhouette
May 2009 Cottage Grove, Oregon #05bb12d3-0fab-40e1-b460-80b22920b90b

Sasquatch sighting near Cottage Grove, Oregon (2009)

On Mother's Day 2009 under bright moonlight, the guest's group of five smelled a foul odor and watched a black mass on all fours swaying 60 yards away. It went behind trees and then stood up, showing arms, shoulders and head silhouetted with shoulder sheen before walking gracefully away. Laser measurement later put the distance at 63 yards with 19-inch weathered prints, suggesting about 9.5 feet tall.

Partial sightingSilhouetteOdorTracks
31 July 2008 Corbett/Aims, Multnomah County, Oregon Class A #24318

Motorist sees a roadside creature run uphill into the forest near the Sandy River

A driver rounding an uphill hairpin turn noticed a tall hairy human-like figure standing behind trees on the hillside above the road. The figure turned and ran uphill through steep brush with remarkable speed and disappeared within seconds. The driver called a relative, returned to the site, spoke with officers there, and later documented the area on video.

Partial sighting
June 2005 Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon Class A #12019

Witness sees biped leaving her yard

The witness reports being awakened at home around 2:30 a.m. by a motion-sensor light and noticing a musky odor. Looking out the window, the witness saw a large dark figure walking on two legs toward the trees and into shadows. The figure appeared tall relative to a trailer, leading the witness to wonder if it might be a Bigfoot.

Partial sightingSilhouetteOdor
September 2004 Granite, Grant County, Oregon Class A #9604

Campers have several visual encounters

The witness let dogs out at camp and walked up the hill behind the trailer to find a small dog. While resting near a rock face, the witness heard the dog bark, looked back, and saw a tall black figure running down the hill. The witness followed the sound of it crashing through brush to a clearing below, where the noise stopped.

Partial sightingMovement only
28 August 2004 GLIDE / LEMOLO LAKE, Douglas County, Oregon Class A #9248

Hunter hears morning vocalization and has evening sighting north of Diamond Lake

The witness was elk hunting with a companion in the evening near a pickup. After hearing loud movement coming downhill, the witness briefly saw a bipedal figure running along a ridge through burned trees, then heard loud screams. The companion also heard the screams over the radio and in person as they met to discuss it.

Partial sightingScreamMovement only
3 July 2004 Butte Falls, Jackson County, Oregon Class A #8986

While towing trailer to campsite, family has mid-morning road encounter near Butte Falls

The witness was driving while towing a trailer to a campsite with his wife and daughter when he and his wife saw a pitch-black hair-covered figure by the highway. The figure stepped from the road into the forest and was gone when they looked for a person or vehicle nearby. The witness returned about an hour later to search for tracks but found none because the ground was dry and hard.

Partial sighting
July 2003 Canyonville, Oregon #b3ed067a-579b-48c4-9d80-b04498c77309

Sasquatch sighting near Canyonville, Oregon (2003)

The witness and two companions hiked to a remote lake for a day of fishing while camped at the trailhead. After another family with dogs left, the group noticed a tall hairy figure watching from the treeline. The figure walked quickly to the water, knelt to drink several times while looking around, then left into the forest. The group stayed still, later fired guns to make noise, and left the area early.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
June 2003 Detroit, Marion County, Oregon Class A #11818

Fisherman has close sighting on Breitenbush River

The witness was fishing from one bank of a wide swift river when two loud branch snaps were heard from brush across the river. While watching that bank, the witness saw a bipedal figure move through a clearing for about three seconds from about 25 yards away. The figure was described as barrel-chested with no neck, first thought to be a man but then interpreted as having a sasquatch profile.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
15 February 2003 Welches, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #14841

Possible approach to a property on the edge of the Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness

The witness was home alone in the evening when something struck the locked front door hard. She heard a low grunting or growling sound and then saw a pair of slanted eyes and a hairy head staring at her from a few feet away in the dark. She watched the motionless figure for an estimated ten minutes. Police arrived hours later on foot and found nothing.

Door or window contactGrowlPartial sighting
21 December 2002 Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #5650

Driver has early evening road sighting on Interstate 84 southeast of Pendleton

The witness was driving slowly westbound on I-84 in fog and snow when they passed a large, dark, shaggy creature sitting or leaning against the guardrail beside the lane. The creature appeared to watch traffic pass, turning its head from side to side, with snow streaked on its long hair or fur-like coat. The witness saw no stalled vehicles or reason for a person to be in that isolated, steep, cold location and later wondered if it could have been Sasquatch.

Partial sighting
December 2002 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #5505

Rural Oregon resident sees a bigfoot look into the window

At night while using a computer at home, the witness heard odd sounds and saw a bigfoot looking in through the back window. The witness greeted it, and it turned away and walked toward the field behind the house. The witness later found a large footprint with apparent dermal ridges on the bank behind the house and reported talk-like voices that could not be imitated.

Partial sightingVocalizationUnidentified soundTracksDermal ridges