Bigfoot in Colorado
107 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#11 of 49 states with reports). A row is a submitted report, not a confirmed animal.
One profile per state. 'stats' are computed from sightings_seed.csv (4,045 mapped BFRO reports, 1869-2021, from the TidyTuesday 2022-09-13 extract). These are mapped reports in that extract, not all reports ever made and not confirmed sightings. Class A = clear sighting, Class B = sound/tracks/obscured view, Class C = secondhand or less reliable (BFRO definitions). Festivals, creatures and museums are pulled from festivals.json, regional_creatures.json and research.json.
Mapped reports
- Class A (clear sighting report): 61
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 46
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1964–2021. Since 2010: 17.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (48). Busiest month: September (22).
- Seasons: spring 17, summer 39, fall 42, winter 9.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 35.
Top counties: Park County (11); Teller County (9); Lake County (8); Conejos County (7); Larimer County (6).
Regional names
No regional nickname is attached to Colorado in this package.
Festivals
- Estes Park Bigfoot Days · Estes Park · 2026 edition was April 24-25; usually late April
Museums and landmarks
- Sasquatch Outpost - Bailey, CO — A Bigfoot shop in Bailey, Colorado that is home to the Sasquatch Discovery Museum.