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26 July 2009 Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class B #41111

Woman standing on her elevated deck is approached from underneath by something large near Ocean Shores

Late at night the witness went onto an elevated deck after hearing brush noise and animal sounds. Something heavy walked up a ground-level dock and stopped directly beneath the deck. The witness saw only a large dark shape through the boards while it made loud sniffing breaths, then fled back inside.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootstepsAnimal behaviourMovement only
June 2009 Big Lake, Skagit County, Washington Class A #28308

Man has a close encounter with a large, upright creature in a swamp near Big Lake

After fishing, the witness sat on the bed of his truck at a parking area above a swamp at night. He watched a dark figure with shining eyes approach to within about 10 yards. After he whistled to announce his presence, the figure stood upright on two legs and retreated while watching him, tripped and got back up, then disappeared behind trees. He left immediately and did not return for some time.

Partial sightingEyeshine
April 2009 Trout Lake, Washington #1c1c92f8-c5c6-41f0-b871-3a7ad6da90b0

Scream near Trout Lake, Washington (2009)

Later the pair moved to a second blind near a logging road and called for turkeys. The woods went silent and a very loud mid-pitched scream sounded from just behind them by the road. The witness left the blind and saw the same figure moving away through dense vegetation, breaking trees loudly, and both men left the area.

ScreamPartial sightingTree break
April 2009 Trout Lake, Washington #1c1c92f8-c5c6-41f0-b871-3a7ad6da90b0

Sasquatch sighting near Trout Lake, Washington (2009)

At sunrise the witness and his hunting partner glassed a replanted clearcut for turkeys. They heard a loud snap to the side and watched a tall dark figure move downhill away from them. The figure showed only head, shoulders and upper back above young trees and its steps produced audible thuds while moving in a smooth upright walk.

Partial sightingFootsteps
8 August 2008 Northbend, King County, Washington Class B #24394

Backpacker hears possible vocalizations and wood knocking in the Alpine Lakes wilderness near North Bend

The witness camped alone at a remote alpine lake and saw a black shiny shape on a ridge during a day hike that stayed motionless when called to. That evening while cooking the witness heard a loud screech, then after dark was awakened by extremely loud cracks followed by falling rocks, with a second closer event about 40 minutes later. The witness stayed awake afraid until daylight and left quickly in the morning.

Partial sightingScreamWhoopWood knockRock throwing +1
July 2008 Conconully, Okanogan County, Washington Class A #47872

Morning sighting by a woodcutter NW of Conconully

The witness was driving on a mountain road toward a firewood cutting spot when the dog alerted to the left. The witness stopped and saw a tall dark figure look at him while walking behind a large slash pile about 75 yards away near the tree line. The figure did not reappear from the other side, and when the witness drove forward it was gone, apparently having gone into the woods. The witness did not get out to look for tracks.

Partial sighting
12 April 2008 Nasselle, Pacific County, Washington Class A #24751

Young man, on camping trip with his family, sees a sasquatch near Naselle

The witness was walking on a dirt road in the evening when a gray-brown figure was seen standing between bushes at a distance. After the witness spoke, the figure made a loud grunt, then turned toward a second grunt heard deeper in the forest and walked away. The witness ran back to a relative, and a next-day visit found a broken branch and flattened vegetation but no footprints.

Partial sightingVocalizationMovement onlyTree breakAnimal behaviour
April 2008 Mcleary Or Elma-in Between, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #23558

Friends lost on backroads west of Olympia are stunned by a creature with large green eyes

The occupants of a pickup became lost on logging roads late at night and stopped after the reporter noticed huge glowing eyes ahead. The reporter stared at the eyes and then made out a large black bulky form with massive forearms that stayed motionless in the headlights. The form then moved rapidly up a brushy hillside as the group drove away frightened.

EyeshinePartial sightingSilhouette
18 August 2007 Naches, Yakima County, Washington Class A #26065

California BFRO researcher has sighting with a thermal imaging unit in Wenatchee National Forest

Shortly before midnight during a multi-camp expedition, the witness borrowed a handheld thermal imager to look for the cause of a branch break near camp. Through the imager he watched a large unclothed human-like figure partly behind a tree about 30-50 yards away for over two minutes as it moved its head, dropped to the ground, crawled and gestured, then stood motionless with its back to him. He left to get recording equipment, but the figure was gone when another researcher checked moments later.

Partial sightingFull-body sightingAnimal behaviour
July 2007 Ashford, Pierce County, Washington Class B #20591

Possible sighting by clay pigeon shooters near the base of Mt. Rainier

Four adults spent the day trap shooting at a dead-end road near a washed-out bridge. During a lunch break they noticed a tall dark stump-like shape about 25-30 yards into the forest and watched it remain motionless for 30-45 minutes. When they later looked again the shape was gone, leaving no matching stump. They concluded the object may have been a sasquatch calmly observing them despite hours of shotgun noise.

Partial sighting
18 November 2006 Toutle Lake, Cowlitz County, Washington Class A #26567

Sasquatch sighted crossing Elk Meadows parking lot near Toutle Lake

The witness and a companion parked after dark in an observation lot and heard chattering and rock-clacking from a hillside, then approaching bipedal footsteps crossing the lot. The witness repositioned the vehicle to shine headlights and glimpsed a large bipedal figure vaulting a barrier and descending an embankment. Afterward the witness found fresh muddy footprints crossing the road and lot on the same path.

ChatterUnidentified soundFootstepsTracksPartial sighting
September 2006 Hoodsport, Mason County, Washington Class B #16053

Possible daytime sighting on Lake Cushman

While fishing from a small boat with a companion, the witness heard a large heavy animal running through shallow water near shore, after which birds fled, the area went silent, and a bad smell was noticed. Looking back into an inlet, the witness saw a very large two-legged figure standing in tree shadows and swaying side to side before leaving.

Partial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsOdorAnimal behaviour
August 2006 The West Side Of Mount Rainier., Pierce County, Washington Class A #15721

Forest worker has an encounter near Mount Rainier

A forest trail worker leveling shale heard rocks clacking nearby and shouted and threw a stone while backing toward a vehicle. The witness then saw a dark brown leg and face of a creature leaning under a fir limb about 20 feet away. The witness left to get crew members, who returned but saw nothing and all left the area because they felt spooked.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
28 June 2006 Omak, Okanogan County, Washington Class A #15135

Dusk sighting by a couple near a spring outside Omak

Two people driving while hunting at sunset saw a large hairy man-like figure running along the road about 30 to 40 yards away. The sighting lasted only a few seconds before the figure disappeared toward a ridge. The driver stopped, got out to search, heard no sound of flight and found no tracks on the hard sandy road.

Partial sighting
April 2006 Trout Lake And Glenwood, Klickitat County, Washington Class B #23315

Two turkey hunters near Trout Lake are screamed at by a large black animal

Two companions on an early-morning turkey hunt first heard a limb snap and saw a large dark animal walking away. About half an hour later while calling from a ground blind, the woods went quiet and a short siren-like scream came from behind them. They then saw a large dark furry animal running away through small trees, pushing them aside, and they left the area.

Partial sightingScreamFootstepsTree break
2006 Washington #d4a77f75-fea6-4b42-a790-a9ba78d1bf34

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (2006)

A Special Forces team training at Fort Lewis set up a patrol base and were repeatedly approached at night by unseen figures. They tracked larger barefoot prints, smelled rotten flesh and wet dog, and found a clearing with flattened brush and broken limbs high in trees. They withdrew to a road and flagged a truck for a ride, believing they had entered Sasquatch territory.

Partial sightingFootstepsTracksOdor
summertime of 2006 Washington #60e11981-c58c-4e29-a39c-28c0e13c88aa

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (2006)

The witness had recently moved to Washington and went to the Nisqually River with a parent to fish. While the parent fished in the river, the witness sat on a rocky bank and heard repeated movement in brush behind. Looking back, the witness saw foliage moving as if breathing and then a large eye with a reddened white. The witness shouted to leave and they hiked back to the vehicle; the shape was gone when they looked back and the parent had not seen it.

Partial sighting
17 November 2005 Washougal, Skamania County, Washington Class A #13115

Daylight sighting by a backpacker on Silver Star Mountain (See Photos)

While solo backpacking on the summit, the witness noticed a strange shape on the ridge across from him and photographed it. The shape then stood up and moved south away from the witness and down the hill out of sight. The witness struggled to move in waist-deep snow while the figure appeared to move easily, and the witness did not believe it was another backpacker or snowshoer.

Partial sighting
21 August 2005 Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class B #12594

Possible beach sighting at night by a tourist near Point Brown

The witness was tending a beach fire after midnight when he noticed a dark bipedal figure walking south along the waterline in full moonlight. He ran to intercept it but could not catch up as it moved very quickly toward the jetty, then turned to face the ocean, arched its back and appeared to look back at him before disappearing near the jetty shadows. No tracks were recoverable because high-tide waves covered the waterline.

Partial sightingSilhouette
2005 Yakima, Washington #e4f21d77-372e-4ec0-8049-624601168457

Sasquatch sighting near Yakima, Washington (2005)

The witness was part of a five-man team on a multi-day field training exercise using night vision. They spent two to three hours pursuing what they thought was an opposing-force scout wearing a ghillie suit. When the figure stood from a crouch it appeared at least nine feet tall and moved away silently with smooth, non-human locomotion.

SilhouettePartial sighting