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Campers hear possible night-time responses near Aeneas Valley Road
The witness was camping with a group on a friend's undeveloped property and spent two nights riding ATVs to a remote spot to try imitation yells and tree knocks for fun. The group reported hearing responding knocks, high-pitched vocalizations, loud grunt-like growls from in front and behind, and a very loud tree-breaking sound, all from about 75 to 300 yards away. Nothing was ever seen, and the group left the hillside quickly after the close growls, later listening from camp.
Vocalization near Diablo Lake, Washington (2015)
The witness was tent camping with friends after a motorcycle ride when he was awakened by loud calls across the lake that were answered from nearby uphill. The nearby caller moved downhill toward the campground, with calls growing louder and heavy footsteps felt shaking the ground, then passed through his campsite calling. It then splashed into the cold lake and continued across while a distant caller answered, leaving the witness frozen with fear.
Possible vocalizations heard at night in southern Eatonville
In late November 2014 the witness arrived home to an apartment in Eatonville and paused at the front door. She heard a very loud, powerful repeated hooting vocalization twice from the south, followed by dogs barking and howling across town. She described the sound as ape-like and extremely powerful, unlike any known coyote, elk, owl or livestock sound she knew.
Hiker near Stevens Pass alarmed by very close and loud vocalizations of unknown origin
The witness was camping alone with his dog and stepped outside the tent around 1:30 a.m. He heard a very loud siren-like sound lasting several seconds, immediately followed by three whoops from about 70 feet away inside the treeline. He scanned with a flashlight, heard nothing further, and returned to the tent with his dog, which had stared fixedly toward the sound.
Hikers hear "weird vocal exchange" from unknowns near Lake Ann
The witness and a companion were hiking toward Lake Ann in the evening when they heard a prolonged exchange of high-pitched, varied and eerie calls between two distant, inaccessible points across the valley. The exchange lasted several minutes. Shortly afterward they met two other hikers who had also heard the sounds and found them strange.
For two nights campers are scared by loud vocalizations near Brinnon
Six people were camping together on a ridge between two rivers over Labor Day weekend. Starting early Saturday morning and continuing Saturday night into Sunday morning, they heard series of very loud roar-like vocalizations from a creek bed several hundred yards away. The sounds lasted up to 45 minutes at a time, frightened the group and a dog, and led a camper to ready a pistol. Steep terrain prevented them from investigating for tracks.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (2014)
The witness and his father were sleeping in hammocks at a secluded lake camp. Around 2 a.m. the witness woke to a putrid smell and heavy breathing beside his hammock and saw an upright hair-covered figure with long arms and a flat face staring at his father's shelter and then at him before leaving almost silently. The next morning his father thought a bear had visited, and later that day while hiking along a riverbed they smelled the same odor in dead silence and turned back, packing up early.
Horse trainer hears frightening vocalizations near Shelton
The witness was tending a burn pile in darkness on a rural property after caring for horses when three loud calls were heard from toward a creek and wooded hillside within about 100 yards. The sounds were described as similar to a howler monkey and crane mix with a low rumble that was felt more than heard, and the source could not be seen. Feeling watched, the witness left for the house, and horses were reported as restless afterward.
Motorist has a close daylight sighting of a Sasquatch chasing a deer near Ocean Shores (Sketches included)
The witness was driving on Highway 109 in early afternoon when a deer ran across the road, prompting slowing for a possible follower. A large bipedal male creature then ran across the road in three strides and stopped on the embankment about 20 feet away, facing the witness. After staring, the creature made a bared-teeth threat display, vocalized loudly, gestured to go away, then turned and disappeared into brush.
Group of friends have possible late night interaction in an old rock quarry near Granite Falls
Six people hiked up a forest road at night to revisit the witness's prior sighting area. After making knocks and whoop calls, they reported hearing a return knock, whoops, a guttural grumble and a moan, and seeing multiple eye-shines. Later in a quarry area they reported watching a human-like figure in night-vision goggles that crouched when noticed, followed by a rock thrown nearby, after which they left.
Movement only in Washington (2013)
The guest reports seeing an orange plasma-like ball that seemed to expand then shrink to nothing. The same night she heard singing like a native woman that seemed to float toward her with no figure visible. She says the singing was emotionally overwhelming.
Sasquatch sighting near Yakult, Washington (2012)
The witness and his older brother went for a drive to get away after family deaths and got turned around on back roads. Something came up to the back of the car, growling repeatedly with heavy breathing like a sick animal. The witness said he saw something he then called a monster and later identified as Sasquatch.
Hiker describes possible vocalizations and rocks thrown at a remote lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness
The witness camped overnight near a lake while on a solo backpacking trip with a dog. After dark the dog growled intermittently and the witness heard paired screams, rock sounds, and repeated hooting exchanges across the valley. Around 2 a.m. rocks landed in shallow water near the tent, followed by a voice-like sound, and at dawn the dog stared into the woods while the witness packed to leave. The witness reports never seeing any animal or person.
Campers disturbed by approaching vocalizations and unseen visitor off the Mtn. Loop Highway
The witness and a companion camped beside a river and heard loud yelling that dropped into a groan or growl, followed hours later by closer calls, heavy footfalls, rustling on a hillside, and a large splash in the river. They could see nothing by flashlight from their vehicle. Shortly after, occupants of a passing car stopped and said a massive hairy figure had just run across the road in front of them.
Gibberish-like talking heard at a residence near DuPont
In June 2012 the witness was awakened at home by a relative who reported loud whisper-like sounds around the house. The witness then heard the sounds, described as loud whispering resembling unintelligible foreign language or gibberish. The witness checked inside the house with a flashlight to rule out an intruder, after which the sounds stopped and nothing was found.
Early afternoon sighting by hiker near Morton
In the early afternoon the witness and companions were walking down an old logging road when they heard strange whistling, gurgling pig-like sounds and trees shaking nearby. The witness approached to about 30 feet and saw the back of a light beige, clean-haired figure with darker face and hands holding trees, which then struck trees, turned away, and ran off on all fours while whistling continued from across the road. Companions farther away heard the whistles, thuds and thrashing but did not see the figure.
Possible encounter by young campers in their tent after hearing woodknocks near Buckley
Four friends camped overnight near a river. After a distant yelp, a companion reported seeing a large shape by the river that could not be made out in the dark. Later the two awake witnesses heard a loud knock on a tree near camp and then bipedal footsteps circling the tent, including contact brushing the tent, before the sounds moved away. A daylight check found no tracks.
Man hears strange calls while hiking near swamp at Wallace Falls State Park
The witness was hiking with a dog toward Wallace Lake when both stopped after hearing a loud human-like yell from across a marshy bog. The sound repeated about a minute later from the same forested area about 75 yards away. The witness looked but saw no person or animal. The witness continued hiking without further incident.
Family has frequent visitors at their home near Ocean Park
The witness claims a family group has visited a rural wooded property regularly for nearly two years, typically evenings to early mornings several times a week. Reported activity includes footprints, wood knocks, odors, vocalizations, trail and structure formation, and direct sightings with food exchange and close interactions. An investigator visited the densely brushed property, observed extensive trails and shelter-like spots, and interviewed the household about four to five individuals of different sizes.
Young man staying up late hears and records possible vocalizations near Rainier
The witness was at home in Rainier, Washington, playing video games when unknown loud calls, cries and hoots were heard on several nights in early February 2011. Some sounds were recorded on a cell phone and a webcam left running overnight and later posted online, with relatives also hearing them. The witness described one close cry and later hoots suggesting two individuals calling to each other. An investigator later had the audio compared to suspected vocalizations and visited the surrounding woods.