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Humboldt County

Summer 1957 or 58 (Class A) - Three children have daytime sighting near Eureka, BFRO

April 1961 (Class B) - Hunters have unusual late night experience near Willow Creek, BFRO

August 1963 (Class A) - Teen has daytime sighting near Myers Flat, BFRO

1964 (Class A) - Sisters have a sighting at different times in the mid 1960’s, BFRO

July 1965 (Class A) - Teens have unusual experience near Myers Flat, BFRO

1968 - 12 year old has close up sighting on highway, OB.Com

September 1969 (Class B) - Father and son see large footprints outside Orick, BFRO

July 1973 - 9 year old girl encounters huge creature while hiking alone, OB.Com

June 1975 (Class A) - Bigfoot sighted in Stony Lagoon south of Orick,Ca by two men camping who were so frightened they left in middle of night, BFRO

Spring 1978 (Class B) - Prospector has possible morning encounter on east side of Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, BFRO

August 1981 (Class B) - Campers smell foul odor, BFRO

October 1985 (Class B) - Large footprints found by witnesses, BFRO

June 1986 - Man comes face to face with Bigfoot, GCBRO 

May 1987 - Hiker gets scared by sighting of creature looking at him, OB.Com

October 1988 (Class A) - Woman has close up night sighting in car lights on Highway 299, BFRO

July 1989 (Class B) - Tracks found on the bank of the Trinity River across from Tish Tang Campground, BFRO

April 1991 (Class B) - Strange frightining noises in Redwood grove north of Philipsville, BFRO

September 1991 (Class A) - Sighting by two backpackers, BFRO

October 1991 - Boy has encounter while sleeping in tent, OB.Com

July 1992 (Class A) - Early morning sighting by motorist along the Eel River, BFRO

1993 or 1994 (Class A) - Daylight sighting by a horseback rider, near a pond in Redwood National Park, BFRO

March 1994 (Class B) - Plinkers find pushed-over trees blocking a road and smell foul smell near Horse Mountain, BFRO

September 1995 (Class B) - Campers report hearing sounds in the woods which are often associated with bigfoot sightings, BFRO

June 1996 (Class B) - Thirteen and a half inch track found at Fish Lake (near Bluff Creek), BFRO

July '96 (Class B) - Three people looking for Sasquatch sign, while camping in the Bluff Creek area of California, BFRO

March 1999 (Class A) - Upright hair covered figure seen beside river, BFRO

August 1999 - Campers hear noises in the woods and have their food raided, OB.Com 

August 1999 (Class B) - High-pitched vocalization sounds heard by woman playing solitaire at her kitchen table, BFRO

August 1999 (Class A) - Creature observed scratching, BFRO

April 2000 (Class A) - "Unknown" Vocalization Sounds Heard and Broadcasted by a Group of Six Hikers, While Camping Overnight at Lake Shore Forest Service Campground, BFRO

June 2000 (Class A) - wildlife biological technician sees Bigfoot while working in the woods, BFRO

June 2000 (Class A) - Daylight sighting by motorist on Johnson's Creek Road (off Bald Hills Road) near Redwood National Park, BFRO

July 2000 (Class A) - Road-crossing sighting by motorists on Hwy 101 while passing lagoon near Trinidad, BFRO

August 2000 (Class B) - Possible vocalizations heard by backcountry hikers in Redwoods National Park, BFRO

January 2001Motorists witness Bigfoot, GCBRO

May 2001 (Class A) - While conducting sound survey project, two team members see Bigfoot, BFRO

November 2001 (Class B) - Forest Service employees see footprints in Six Rivers National Forest, BFRO

April 2003 (Class A) - Fisherman has a short first encounter on a damp afternoon, as a creature crosses the road in front of his vehicle, BFRO

May 2003 (Class A) - Fisherman has a second encounter on a rainy afternoon, as a upright animal moves from a streambed, BFRO

June 2003 (Class B) - Hiker sees footprint near Willow Creek, BFRO

June 2003 (Class B) - Couple see large prints near Orick, BFRO

October 2003 - Witness describes seeing large pile of scat, OB.Com

July 2004 (Class B) - Two campers hear creatures calling throughout night near Bluff Creek, BFRO also on OB.Com

October 2004 - Odor and sound report, OB.Com

June 2005 - Campers sight creature through binoculars, OB.Com

July 2005 (Class B) - Possible vocalizations near Bluff Creek, BFRO

August 2006 (Class B) - Possible vocalizations heard in Humboldt State Redwoods, BFRO

October 2006 (Class A) - Possible sighting by motorist beside Highway 101 between Orick and Trinidad, BFRO

December 2006 - Boy sees and smells creature from his tent, OB.Com

May 2007 - Man and daughter see creature climbing mountain side, OB.Com 

August 2007 (Class B) - Campers hear multiple, pre-dawn vocalizations in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, BFRO

July 2010 - Falling branches and vocal calls heard at night while camping, OB.Com

November 2019 (Class B) - Mattole River Watershed (Lost Coast region) resident reporting loud knocks and vocalizations, BFRO

January 2021 (Class B) - Possible night sighting by motorist on Hwy 101 six miles south of Garberville, BFRO

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