Bigfoot in Pennsylvania
48 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#24 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): 26
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 22
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1921–2021. Since 2010: 14.
- Busiest decade: 2000s (17). Busiest month: October (10).
- Seasons: spring 5, summer 13, fall 21, winter 9.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 28.
Top counties: Allegheny County (6); Clearfield County (3); McKean County (3); Westmoreland County (3); Mercer County (3).
Regional names
- Genoskwa (Stone Giant) — Indigenous tradition (Haudenosaunee); sometimes associated with Bigfoot
Festivals
- Forest County Bigfoot Festival · Marienville · 2026 edition was June 12-14; usually mid-June
- Central PA Bigfoot & Cryptid Festival · Selinsgrove · 2026 edition was Aug 15
- Bigfoot's Winter Wanderland · Monaca · 2026 edition Dec 12, 11 AM-6 PM (upcoming as of Nov 1, 2026)
Public land
Laws and proclamations
- Derry Borough mayoral proclamation naming Bigfoot its official cryptid and the borough a sanctuary (2024)
Journal
- Appalachian Bigfoot: Sightings From the Smokies to the Alleghenies
- Bigfoot Laws and Sanctuaries: Where Sasquatch Is Officially Protected
- Sasquatch in Native American Legends: What the Sources Say
- Bigfoot Sightings by State: Where the Reports Come From
- Bigfoot Names by State: Skunk Ape, Grassman, Momo and More