Nevada County California (Class B) BFRO

Campers report possible approach in Malakoff Historical State Park

On the night of July 8th 2006, at Malakoff Historical State Park, I heard a man sized creature run up behind me and stop. I shone my flashlight and saw a pair of eyes down hill from me but they were a...

July 2006

Nevada County California (Class A) BFRO

Retired Law Enforcement Officer Has Daytime Sighting

First of all I am a 55-year-old male former Marine, fireman and state police officer just recently retired. I have been all over the world in the military and an avid camper. I have often heard of big...

August 2004

Nevada County California (Class A) BFRO

Family has two late night sightings near Nevada City

We were driving up (withheld) road to pick our son at a friends house when the creature passed in front of our vehicle, approx. 15-20 feet in front of us. It was clearly illuminated by our head lights...

January 2004

Nevada County California (Class B) BFRO

Child has daytime sighting near Grass Valley

After reading report 7804, I suspect that my son may have seen a bigfoot in early December, 2003. His mother and I are divorced and where she lives outside of Grass Valley. There are houses out there ...

December 2003

Nevada County California (Class B) BFRO

Chicken pens being raided by unknown thief near Nevada City

A neighbor's chicken coop was raided. I keep birds also so I was curious how I may reinforce my cage to avoid the same situation. I investigated. What struck me immediatly was the strength necessary t...

August 2002

Nevada County California (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting by camper 7-8 northwest of Independence Lake

On Labor day weekend 1993, I went camping with two friends of mine, Brian and Steve. We went to an area that had a little lake with an un-improved campground. My parents went up there that Friday morn...

September 1993

Nevada County California (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls daytime sighting in a canyon outside Nevada City

In late summer of 1987 my friend and i were riding our bicycles down an old mine road sw of town. The road went down to a creek.We went down to the creek and on our way back, we pushed our bikes back ...

September 1987

Nevada County California (Class B) BFRO

Solo camper's late night encounter outside Truckee

This is the honest truth of an experience I had 20 years ago. I've been meaning to submit this experience to BFRO for a while now but I wanted to find the right timeframe noted in my journal. I had lo...

August 1986

Nevada County California (Class B) BFRO

Couple see large footprint near Emigrant Gap

During the summer my husband and I would go to the Tahoe National forest in California to cut our winter wood. This one day I did not go with him. When my husband came home he said he saw a bigfoot pr...

August 1984

Nevada County California (Class A) BFRO

Family has unusual experience outside Grass Valley

One night in 1978, my 4 yr. old daughter and I, along with my boyfriend and his family were standing around a huge bon fire we had built. They lived on a ranch out in the country. It was dark about 9:...

June 1978

Nevada County California (Class A) BFRO

Teenager has daytime sighting near Truckee

My dad, my brother and I were deer hunting just north (about 1/2 mi.) of Donner Lake, CA along the utility road running east-west. They left me, with my dog (a Beagle), on a large boulder while they w...

January 1956