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Sasquatch | Oregon Wild Skip to main content Menu Search Keep it Wild.  Make a Donation JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER About Us Back Staff Board of Directors Press Room Oregon Wildblog Contact Us Job Opportunities Accomplishments Financials Take Action Support our Business Partners Donate Equity & Justice Store Wilderness Back Crater Lake Wilderness Wild Rogue Wilderness Mount Hood Wilderness Wilderness Across Oregon Roadless Wildlands Waters Back Restoring Balance to the Klamath Basin Forests - Keeping Our Water Clean The Oregon Brewshed® Alliance Oregon's Wild and Scenic Rivers Protecting Oregon's Waterways River Democracy Act Wildlife Back Wildlife Profiles Wolves Come Home to Oregon Return of the Keystones Challenges for Wildlife The Oregon Conservation Strategy The Lost Sea Otters of Oregon Comeback of the California Condor Forests & Old Growth Back Forest Protection and Restoration Climate Change and Forests Elliott State Forest Learn About Oregon's Forests Oregon's Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide Reforming Private Forest Laws Explore Oregon Back Photo Contest Suggested Outings Wolf Rendezvous Oregon Wild Map Gallery Upcoming Events Outdoor Resources Wildlife Sasquatch 426 Shares Share Tweet Share Share Scientific Name Gigantopithecus canadensis (unofficial) Size 6-10 feet tall, upwards of 500 pounds Habitat Remote forests Status Not a confirmed species About Few creatures have more speculation and anecdotal evidence surrounding them than Sasquatch does. Before the 19th century, when stories about the mysterious “ape man” began circulating in the American West, most Native American tribes had their own legends surrounding the enigmatic creature. Sasquatch, most commonly spotted in the Pacific Northwest, is usually described as a bipedal ape-like creature, significantly larger than the average man, and completely covered in dark brown or reddish hair. Although the scientific community remains skeptical and little evidence exists in support of a modern day Bigfoot, there are a lot of people out there who are confident that some sort of ape-man roams through the depths of North America’s most remote forests and devote their lives to finding them. Why does it need our help? If there really is a Sasquatch out there, there is definitely more than one, and in order to maintain a healthy breeding population a species of hominid (as Sasquatch is assumed to be) would need extremely vast expanses of uninterrupted forest. Remote Wilderness areas would be prime habitat for Sasquatch, so if there are any out there to protect, making sure Oregon’s forests get the protections they need to stay untrammeled is of the utmost importance. Want regular news on our efforts to protect Oregon's imperiled wildlife, and what you can do to help? Sign up for our monthly Wolves and Wildlife Newsletter! Did you know? The name “Sasquatch” comes from an adaptation of the Halkomelem tribe’s in British Columbia term, and was coined by a Canadian journalist who wrote a series of articles about Bigfoot in the 1920’s. The world's only Sasquatch trap is located in Oregon in the Siskiyou National Forest. The hotbed of Sasquatch sightings in the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains of northwest California and southwest Oregon led to the creation of the Bigfoot Trail. Watch the 1967 Patterson-Gimlin footage of a "Sasquatch": Photo Credits Photo by Roger Patterson. Main menu Wildlife Profiles Wolves Come Home to Oregon Return of the Keystones Challenges for Wildlife The Oregon Conservation Strategy The Lost Sea Otters of Oregon Comeback of the California Condor View All Recent News Conservationists Urge Passage of Revised River Democracy ActDec 6, 2022 Activists Rally for Climate Action at Portland Forest Service OfficeNov 17, 2022 Portland Light Show Features Endangered Species, Call for Biden Forest ProtectionsNov 15, 2022 Fisheries experts across Oregon support the River Democracy ActNov 14, 2022 Report: U.S. Agencies Undermine Biden’s Pledge to Protect Climate-Saving ForestsNov 14, 2022 View All Hikes & Events Webcast: Snowshoeing Mount HoodJan 11, 2023 Webcast: Snowshoeing Central OregonJan 18, 2023 Webcast: The Natural History of the Klamath MountainsJan 25, 2023 About Staff Board of Directors Job Opportunities Accomplishments Business Partners Financials Contact Us Privacy Policy   Connect Oregon WildBlog Press Room E-Newsletter Print Newsletter Publications Support Join or Renew Donate Evergreen Society Online Store Other Ways to Give 5825 North Greeley, Portland, OR 97217 503.283.6343  |  Portland office 541.344.0675  |  Eugene office 541.382-2616  |  Bend office 541.886.0212  |  Enterprise [email protected] Photography Credits © 2019 Oregon Wild. Handcrafted by Illusio Design and Wheelercreek Studio