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Bigfoot Scenic Byway

Orleans, California

California Highway 96 along the Klamath River from Willow Creek to Happy Camp, promoted as the region with the most Bigfoot sightings anywhere.

Directions

Map pin is approximate: it marks the nearest town or the general area.

The creature

Bigfootaka Sasquatch, SkookumA huge, hair-covered, upright ape said to roam North American forests.

Nearby

25 mi · Museum · Willow Creek, CAWillow Creek-China Flat Museum (Bigfoot Collection)A local history museum in the self-styled Bigfoot Capital of the World, with a whole Bigfoot wing of track casts, photos and newspaper clippings.By donation26 mi · Festival or event · Willow Creek, CABigfoot DazeThe Bigfoot Capital's hometown party, running for more than 60 years, with a parade and small-town fun. It moved from Labor Day to late June in 2026.Usually last Saturday of June. 2027 dates not announced yet55 mi · Roadside attraction · Applegate, ORThe Bigfoot TrapA big box trap built in 1974 to catch a Sasquatch. It only ever caught bears and now sits open on the Collings Mountain Trail.Free271 mi · Festival or event · McMinnville, ORMcMenamins UFO FestivalBorn from the famous 1950 Trent farm saucer photos, this long-running festival brings speakers, an alien costume parade and a lot of beer to McMenamins Hotel Oregon.Usually mid May. 2027 dates not announced yet

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