State by State Sightings

Washington

Date	Location	Witness	Incident
c.1850	Mt St Helens	Rocque Ducheney	Bigfoot beckoned to witness, who turned and ran.
Autumn 1912	Nr Oakville	Mrs. Callie Lund's mother	Saw tall, ape-like creature looking in at window of lonely farm.
1917	Cowlitz River	Albert M. Fletcher	Was followed at night; hid behind tree and saw 7-ft Bigfoot.
July 1924	The Muddy, a branch of the Lewis River, 8 miles from Spirit Lake	Marion Smith, Roy Smith, Fred Beck, Gabe Lefever, John Peterson	Prospectors saw and shot at several Bigfeet; their cabin attacked.
1941	Above Lake Lichtenwaash	-	'Naked man' seen leaping from rock to rock on a mountainside'.
c.1948	Mad Lake nr Leavenworth	Clarence M. Foster	Saw thin, black-haired, 6-ft Bigfoot squatting on lake shore.
Summer 1955 or 1956	Mount St Helens	Paul McGuire & about 10 other hikers	Saw Bigfoot with longish dirty-white hair, which ran away fast over fallen logs.
1959	Wind River	Deputy Sheriff of The Dalles Sheriffs Dept	Saw Bigfoot coming through trees as he was fishing; it saw him and turned away.
Early 1960s	Nr Orchard	Lopez	On foggy night, drove round 8-9-ft black Bigfoot with flat face and no neck.
Sept. 1961	W of Ross Lake	Man	Saw Bigfoot from 400 ft; it walked away.
Winter 1961-2	Nr Yakima	Man	Saw white Bigfoot a dozen times at his rubbish dump.
c.1961	Swede's Pass nr Bossburg	Man & wife	Saw Bigfoot.
Oct. 1962	Spokane area	Dutch Holler & uncle	Hunters saw 7-ft Bigfoot walking with swinging arms.
Spring 1963	Toppenish Ridge, base of Hambre Mtn	'A respected businesswoman'	Hairy, ape-like face peered in through window as she was reading; watchdogs panicked.
June 1963	Lewis River Canal nr Yale	Stan Mattson	Watched female Bigfoot with hanging breasts and young Bigfoot under left arm as it drank water or caught small fish.
Late July 1963	Satus Pass between Toppenish & Goldendale	Paul Manley & 2 passengers	Driving at night, saw tall, shaggy 'tree stump' which then stepped out of ditch as car passed.
c. July 1963	Nr Satus Pass	Gladys Herrarra	Saw 9-ft figure look in window at night; dogs were scared.
June or July 1964	Between Neah Bay & Sekiu, Clallam County	Air Force man	Driving on Highway 112, witness saw Bigfoot cross road in 3 bounds.
July 1964	N-W of Lake Stevens	Man	In moonlight, saw 10-ft brownhaired Bigfoot outside his house at midnight.
Summer 1964	Between Mt Adams & Spirit Lake	Prospector	Saw Bigfoot in his camp at night.
1964	Ape Canyon area	'High rigger'	Workman saw Bigfoot.
c.1964	Cradle Lake, head of Icicle River	Father & son	When camping by lake, saw Bigfoot by moonlight.
Oct. 1965	Nisqually Hill, nr Olympia	Russell Gels & Dennis Lensgrave	Saw white, 7-ft Bigfoot in car headlights and shot at it. Later large tracks and broken trees found.
Mid-1960s	Yakima River, Yakima	Jim Mission & 3 others	Sew tall animal with head set on shoulders.
Summer 1966	Nr Richland	Greg Pointer, Roger True, Tom Thompson, Carl & Jim Franklin, John McKnight, Alvin Anderson, Selby Green, Roger Howard, Bob McDonald, Ron Blackburn	8-ft, whitish-gray Bigfoot was repeatedly shot at with no effect.
Summer 1966	Sawyer	3 boys	Saw the 'white demon'.
Summer 1966	Nr Yakima	A youth	Chased by white Bigfoot which climbed out of tree at night; was found lying on ground shocked and clutching white hairs.
19 Sept. 1966	Nr Yakima	Ken Pettijohn	7-ft, grayish-white Bigfoot examined car and driver.
Early Oct. 1966	Nr Yakima	Carl Timberbrook	Saw tall, gray Bigfoot walking by canal near road at 8 am.
Oct. 1966	Nr Yakima	Mike Corey	His dog attacked Bigfoot; Corey shot at it as it ran away; dog later mysteriously killed.
Nov. 1966	Mason County	Cecil Lucas	Saw 'three bear-like creatures sniffing around an oil pump'; ran off erect.
Mid-Sept. 1967	Nr Marietta, Nooksack River	John Davis	Saw 8-ft Bigfoot at 3 am cross road and go towards river.
21 Sept. 1967	Nr Marietta, Nooksack River	Mrs. Brudevold	In fishing skiff, saw Bigfoot rise up from water beside her.
21 Sept. 1967	Nr Marietta, Nooksack River	Mrs. Martha Washington	Saw dark-brown Bigfoot sitting on oil drum in neighbor's yard; had human face but reflecting eyes, and sat with arms straight, hands on drum.
Sept. 1967	Nr Marietta, Nooksack River	Harold James	Smelled strong animal smell and saw Bigfoot sitting by river at dawn.
Sept. 1967	Nr Marietta, Nooksack River	Mr. & Mrs. Joe Brudevold	Black 8-ft Bigfoot with flat face and no neck seen standing in river; bent down and disappeared. Tracks later seen coming into and out of water.
Sept. 1967	Nr Marietta, Nooksack River	John Green, Reynold James, Randy Kinley	Night-time fisherman's net hauled in by Bigfoot.
Sept. 1967	Nr Bellingham	Mrs. Carol Davis	Saw Bigfoot wading out of sea.
Late Oct. 1967	Marietta	Rita Lawrence	Saw hand, covered with dark hair except for fingers and knuckles, reach into bedroom through window and feel around.
Late Oct. 1967	Marietta	Frank Lawrence, Jr	A few days after previous case, saw 7-ft Bigfoot outside house; it ran away.
Autumn 1967	By Chehalis River nr Chehalis	Billy Brown	Hunter saw white, 8-ft Bigfoot; shot at its head and it screamed and ran into swamp. Found blood later.
Early Dec. 1967	Nooksack River, nr Marietta	Frank Lawrence, Jr., & another man	Saw 6-ft Bigfoot with red eyes walk out of river at night and into misty fields.
Mid-June 1968	Nr Clipper	Frank Lawrence, Jr	Logger saw male and female Bigfeet and child, all black haired; he ran off on seeing them 100 yds away.
Nov. 1968	Tannum Valley nr Yakima	2 students	Saw 8-9-ft Bigfoot by moonlight; it came to within 12 ft. Tracks found next day.
1968	Evans	Mrs. Gruber	Saw Bigfoot walking nr Columbia River.
5 March 1969	Beacon Rock State Park	Don Cox	8-10-ft Bigfoot crossed road at 4 am in front of witness' car and leapt up 40 deg slope.
March 1969	Nr Skamania	Mrs. Ellen Satterthwaite	Saw legs and body of Bigfoot which crossed road in front of her car (her lights were too low to show more).
April 1969	Between Bossburg & Northport	Woman	Saw two Bigfeet looking in dustbins.
Spring 1969	Nr Kettle Falls	Mrs. Betty Peterson	Two black Bigfeet over 7 ft tall, and heavy, ran quickly across road.
Spring 1969	Nr Marietta	Sailor & three others	When parked, car lights lit up 7-8-ft, white, long-armed Bigfoot which ran into woods.
26 July 1969	Deekay Road, Copalis Beach	Deputy Sheriff Verlin Herrington	Saw Bigfoot at night while driving home.
4 Aug. 1969	Nr Cub Lake, E of Darrington	Mark Meece & Marshall Cabe	Chased back to camp by 3 Bigfeet.
Summer 1969	Nr North Bend	Robert Parker & friends	Fishermen heard scream and saw brown Bigfoot walk across hillside.
13 Sept. 1969	Nr Deception Pass	A youth	Saw black Bigfoot 5 ft 3 in tall cross road at night.
20 or 30 Sept. 1969	Fife Heights nr Tacoma	Dick Hancock & Gary Johnson	Bigfoot ran across road and hit metal road sign, leaving it bent.
Sept. 1969	Bellingham	Woman	Witness opened curtains at 4 am and saw huge, sad-looking face covered with white hair.
Oct. 1969	Little Cricket, S-W of Yakima	Ross Hendrich	Deer hunter saw two dark-brown Bigfeet 7-9 ft tall, reaching down to take something from under rocks as they walked uphill.
1 Nov. 1969	Nr St Clair Lake, nr Fort Lewis	Army sergeant Lloyd Stringer	Driving on foggy night, hit 6-ft brown Bigfoot standing in road.
23 Nov. 1969	Calkins Ranch on Neimi Road nr Woodland	Charles Rent	Saw 'bear' standing near ranch in moonlight; 18 tracks found later were 11¾ in long x 4 in wide and not a bear's.
Nov. 1969	Neah Bay	Loggers	Bigfoot seen.
Nov. 1969	Nr North Bonneville	Mrs. Louise Baxter	Gray Bigfoot crossed road in front of car at 10 pm.
1969	Klickitat Valley	Woman	Passed Bigfoot standing by roadside at night.
March 1970	Below Priest Rapids Dam	Bill Harwood	Camper saw 8-9-ft Bigfoot by flashlight at night.
May 1970	Nr Copalis Crossing	Diane Higby, Becky Figg, Rosemary Tucker	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot with silver-tipped hair in headlights at midnight.
14 June 1970	Nr Yakima	Two young couples	Witnesses besieged in their car at night by enraged 9-ft Bigfoot.
June 1970	Nr Tahola	Allan Ebling & other youths	Investigating rockthrowing report, saw dark, 8-ft Bigfoot leaning against tree in car headlights.
June 1970	Nr Carlisle	Three teenage girls	Witnesses in car chased by Bigfoot.
g July 1970	Mt Rainier National Park	Wayne Thureringer & companion	Two youths watched Bigfoot nearly 8 ft tall for 10-15 mins as it walked, bent at knees and waist, across country.
10 July 1970	Yakima	Several men	Saw dark Bigfoot standing on dike by swimming hole watching them; did not move when they fired at it, so they left.
31 July 1970	Beacon Rock Park, E of Skamania	Man	Saw Bigfoot asleep in cave; had human-shaped foot with flat nails.
2 Aug. 1970	Boston Basin, nr Cascade Pass	Ronald Zimmerman	6-ft tall, whitish-haired Bigfoot with very large stomach seen walking along ridge.
15 Aug. 1970	Blue Mtns nr Walla Walla	Rich Myers	Motorcyclist saw in brush 10-12-ft Bigfoot, with pale palms (its arms were outstretched) at dusk.
19 Aug. 1970	Nr North Bonneville	Louise Baxter	Stopped to examine her tire and saw a Bigfoot was watching her.
Summer 1970	Cub Lake E. of Darrington	Man	Looking for Bigfoot in area where they have been seen, saw one looking out of bush and photographed it.
2 March 1971	Tenino	Charles Smith & Margie Baker	7-ft Bigfoot came up to car at night and patted roof.
2 Oct. 1971	Yale Reservoir	Elmer Wollenburg	Heard l0-sec. bellow across lake, and watched while two Bigfeet walked from beach across logging road.
15 Dec. 1971	Nr Bremerton	Woman & her three children	Watched from house 8-ft Bigfoot looking into the house from 5 ft away.
Winter 1971	W of Sherman Pass	George Hildebrand	Saw Bigfoot jump from road into snow as he approached in car.
Feb. 1972	Nr Kapowsin	Farmer	Studied Bigfoot in telescopic sight after seeing it cross field; it was 8 ft tall and had glowing amber eyes.
Feb. 1972	Bremerton	Woman	Saw by daylight a 7-8-ft Bigfoot with red-brown hair standing 25 ft from her house.
Feb. 1972	Nr Aloha	Don Waugh	Saw black Bigfoot jump ditch.
Early 1972	Nr Sherman Pass, Ferry County	-	Bigfoot sighting.
26 May 1972	Nr Copalis Crossing	James Figg	Saw black Bigfoot on road in daylight; it walked into brush.
June 1972	Quinalt Reservation	Alien Ebling & others	Saw 8-ft Bigfoot run fast across logging slash.
24 Dec. 1972	Nr Aloha	Julie Reed & another girl	Saw brown Bigfoot with hanging arms and a stoop cross road at dusk.
1972	Nr North Fork of Logy Creek	Rancher	Foul-smelling Bigfoot approached camp fire and stood for several minutes before shuffling away; dogs paralysed with fear.
July 1973	Nr Bonneville	Woman & daughter	Saw 6-ft Bigfoot on road.
Sept. 1973	Nr Woodinville	Man	Met 6-7-ft Bigfoot running down the road towards him with its arms up in the air.
1973	Nr Beacon Park	Louis Awhile & young daughter	Saw Bigfoot cross the road.
9 June 1974	Nr Maple Valley	Tony McLennan	Stopped by 'injured dog' at roadside. When it stood up he saw a 6-8-ft Bigfoot with glowing red eyes. He drove away and fetched police, but the Bigfoot had gone.
Mid Aug. 1974	Nr Oklahoma campground, nr Willard	Fisherman	Saw Bigfoot sitting on roadway where it ended at stream; ran for his car and drove away.
Summer 1974	Columbia River nr Stevenson	Indian boy	Twice, while fishing, saw Bigfoot at first light standing still in shallow water; went into bushes when spotted.
Dec. 1974	Nr Port Angeles	Richard Taylor & Larry Followell	Driving at night, swerved to avoid Bigfoot in road; car wrecked and men injured.
1 Oct. 1975	Section 3 Lake, Pinegrass Ridge, nr Rimrock Lake	Tom V. Gerstmar (17), Earl Thomas (18), Jerry Lazzar (16)	While camping, saw 8-10-ft Bigfoot with black hair and long arms; noticed a bad smell when they left.
Early Oct. 1975	Lummi Indian Reserve nr Bellingham	Captain of the police force	Shot at Bigfoot over 6 ft tall.
24 Oct. 1975	Lummi Indian Reserve nr Bellingham	Sergeant Ken Cooper & others	Sgt. Cooper saw Bigfoot at close range for several minutes.
Oct. 1975	Lummi Indian Reserve, nr Bellingham	Sergeant Ken Cooper	Bigfoot yelled as it ran alongside his car at 10 mph.
Nov. 1976	Goat Rocks Wilderness	Hunter/woodsman	Alone hunting, heard footsteps and took aim at 'deer.' Saw instead a 'large dark form, standing upright.' It had lighter palms and face, and watched him for a moment before going into brush.
1976	Port Angeles area	Logging truck driver	Almost ran Bigfoot down as it stood in road when he drove load of logs down mountain road.
23 Jan. 1977	Blewett Pass nr Ingalic Creek	David Kernoul & Dean DeWees or DeWess	Saw and shot at Bigfoot by chicken pen.
16 March 1977	Nr Eatonville	Soldier	While hiking, saw Bigfoot and was later treated for shock.
7 July 1977	Little Falls	Three campers	Saw Bigfoot-type creature.
27 Aug. 1977	Nr Clear Lake	Vernita Frazier (11)	On picnic with family, saw Bigfoot 10 ft away and screamed. It growled and ran into brush.
Sept. 1977	Mount White Chuck	Mrs. Mildred Quinn	Awoke from sleep to see black figure with long arms and big shoulders leaning against rock, watching her. Closed her eyes and prayed; when she opened them it had gone.
30 April 1978	Logy Creek	Yakima Indian	Frightened by close Bigfoot sighting while fishing.
6 Nov. 1978	Skamania County	Jack Webb & four other hunters	Saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot, brownish-black and with long arms and legs, standing near trees; it walked slowly into woods.
8 May 1979	Arlington	J.J. Senko	Saw 7-9-ft hairy 'thing' run fast across Highway 9.
22 Nov. 1979	La Grande	-	At least 3 cars stopped on Washington 7 at midnight to watch 9-ft creature on road; had wide shoulders and reddish-brown fur.
Mid-May 1980	Mount St Helens	2 men	While trying to get off mountain after volcanic eruption, saw Bigfoot walk out of forest on to road, look at them, and return to forest.
27 July 1980	Nr Granite Falls	Car passenger	Driving in woods, saw giant gray figure with glowing eyes.
22 Nov. 1980	Snohomish County	Steve Moro	Saw dark Bigfoot standing by pipeline near creek, then walked away hunched over; had long arms below knees.

Data from "Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings (1818-1980)"
(The Bigfoot Casebook, Janet & Colin Bord, 1982, New York: Granada Publishing)