Bigfoot in Virginia
73 mapped reports in the TidyTuesday extract of the BFRO database (#20 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): 35
- Class B (sound, tracks, or an obscured view): 38
- Class C (secondhand): 0
- Years: 1957–2021. Since 2010: 29.
- Busiest decade: 2010s (26). Busiest month: August (10).
- Seasons: spring 15, summer 23, fall 22, winter 13.
- Counties with at least one mapped report: 43.
Top counties: Rockingham County (6); Wythe County (4); Giles County (4); Franklin County (4); Shenandoah County (3).
Regional names
- Woodbooger — regional Bigfoot name
Festivals
- Blue Ridge Bigfoot Fest · Wintergreen · 2026 edition Sept 26
- Woodbooger Festival · Norton · 2026 edition Sept 25-27; annual fall festival
Museums and landmarks
- Woodbooger Sanctuary & statue - Flag Rock, Norton, VA — City-declared Bigfoot sanctuary with a Woodbooger statue at Flag Rock Recreation Area.
Laws and proclamations
- Norton Sasquatch/Bigfoot/Woodbooger sanctuary resolution (2014)
Journal
- The Woodbooger of Norton, Virginia: Legend, Statue & Festival
- Appalachian Bigfoot: Sightings From the Smokies to the Alleghenies
- Bigfoot Laws and Sanctuaries: Where Sasquatch Is Officially Protected
- Bigfoot Sightings by State: Where the Reports Come From
- Bigfoot Names by State: Skunk Ape, Grassman, Momo and More