Bigfoot sightings in the Marble Mountain Wilderness area have been occurring for many years.
The first recorded sighting happened in the 1880s, and was documented in the Del Norte Record.
Where is the Marble Mountain Wilderness
You can find the Marble Mountain Wilderness in Northern California, west of Mt. Shasta and south of Happy Camp.
A Christian Youth Group Leader Filmed a Bigfoot Sighting, 2000
Here’s the well-known Marble Mountain Bigfoot sighting video, filmed by Mike Hall, leader of a “Campus Life” youth group hiking adventure. Campus Life is a “Youth for Christ” ministry. Some disabled students were in this group.
This is the raw footage, as originally filmed by the youth group leader, without embellishments by Bigfoot researchers who have analyzed the film.
The official BFRO report on this sighting is here: Report # 2928 (Class A). A “Class A” sighting refers to “clear sightings in circumstances where misinterpretation or misidentification of other animals can be ruled out with greater confidence” according to the BFRO website.
The following video is an analysis of the same video, by Team Yin.
This was not the first sighting of Bigfoot in the Marble Mountain Wilderness.
Jack Dover’s Bigfoot Sighting, 1880s
In the January 1887 Del Norte Record the following article told of a close encounter with Bigfoot, then called Wild Man, in the area between Marble Mountain and Happy Camp. The experiencer, Mr. Jack Dover, was considered an upstanding and trustworthy citizen with a high credibility factor.
“I do not remember to have seen any references to the ‘Wild Man’ which haunts this part of the country, so I shall allude to him briefly.
Not a great while since, Mr. Jack Dover, one of our most trustworthy citizens, while hunting saw an object standing one hundred and fifty yards from the bushes.
The thing was of gigantic size – about seven feet high – with a bull-dog head, short ears and long hair; it was also furnished with a beard, and was free from hair on such parts of its body as is common among men.
Its voice was shrill, or soprano, and very human, like that of a woman in great fear. Mr. Dover could not see its foot-prints as it walked on hard soil.
He aimed his gun at the animal, or whatever it is, several times, but because it was so human would not shoot.
The range of the curiosity is between Marble Mountain and the vicinity of Happy Camp. A number of people have seen it and all agree in their descriptions except that some make it taller than others. It is apparently herbivorous and makes winter quarters in some of the caves of Marble Mountain.”
– found in The Hermit of the Siskiyous by L.W. Musick.
Bigfoot’s Hand Print, in Snow, 2005
In 2005 when JavaBob’s Bigfoot Deli was open here in Happy Camp, a small group of hikers, father and sons, arrived with a compelling story. One of the sons stated that they hiked up the mountain. As they passed a particular snow bank he made a mental note of it. On the way back down later in the day they passed the same snow bank but this time a huge hand print was clearly visible. He knew it hadn’t been there earlier.
Bigfoot Howl Report
In 2001 I took a rafting trip on the Klamath River, and on our float we talked a bit about the paranormal. The rafting guide told me he’d heard what sounded like Bigfoot howls, very loud, in the area of Sulphur Springs, a campground twelve miles south of Happy Camp.
Bigfoot Sighting Reports Wanted
I’ve heard of another father/son team in the Sulphur Springs area that had a Bigfoot sighting. No one has come forward to give me a direct account of that sighting, but I welcome and encourage anyone with first-hand knowledge to contact me.
Could Bigfoot Be Laughing? 2006
My Bigfoot research partner heard the sound of giggling at Sulphur Springs, near the eastern campsite, when he was camped there alone, twice. It sounded like a couple young girls giggling. One possible explanation is that it could have been young Sasquatches observing him. This is a very desolate area and no other people were around.
Bigfoot Crossing
A man who lived in the last cabin on the road leading to Sulphur Springs erected a “Bigfoot Crossing” sign. It was there 12 years ago (year 2000) when I first explored the area; it has since been removed.
Bigfoot Footprints, Possibly Near Cougar Creek
A firefighter told me he’d seen Bigfoot prints in that area… he said they were in a creek drainage “nine miles south of Happy Camp.” This could have been Cougar Creek.
Sulphur Springs Photos, 12 Miles South of Happy Camp
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- Bridge at the Sulphur Springs Campground
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- Linda Jo Martin at Sulphur Springs near Happy Camp
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- Elk Creek, from the Bridge at Sulphur Springs Campground
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- Runoff from Sulphur Springs
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- Sulphur Springs
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- Vegetation at Sulphur Springs
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- Linda Jo Martin at Sulphur Springs
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- Sulphur Springs Campground
Bigfoot Cave in the Marble Mountain Wilderness
There’s a cave in the Marble Mountains… called Bigfoot Cave. This is a very large cave system that is known to be the 12th deepest cave in the USA. It is 1205′ deep and 12.4 miles in length!
A perfect Bigfoot habitat!
Accessible and known entrances have of course been sealed by the US Forest Service.
The mountains are called “marble” mountains because they are made of marble, in large part. You can find lots of white marble stones in Elk Creek.
As I find more stories about Bigfoot sightings in the Marble Mountain Wilderness, I’ll place them on this page.
Fictional Bigfoot Sightings in the Marble Mountain Wilderness
My novel, River Girl, contains a chapter, “Wild Men,” that recounts a Bigfoot sighting story. In that chapter packers and their mules arrived in the Happy Camp area after traveling through the Marble Mountain Wilderness. A packer claimed he’d seen a wild man in the mountains a few days earlier. The children in River Girl decide to hike south toward the Marble Mountains in search of their own wild man adventure. I wrote that in 2001, before I started researching Bigfoot in 2005. I’ve always had Bigfoot on my mind!
In another novel I wrote (unpublished) a hiker in the Marble Mountain Wilderness is injured and then rescued by a Bigfoot, and taken into Bigfoot Cave. I truly believe they live there.
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I'm Linda Jo Martin, a Bigfoot believer living in Northern California about fifty miles from the Bluff Creek film site. There have been five reports of Bigfoot sightings within a mile of my home near Happy Camp, CA. I'm a member of Friends of Sasquatch, a local research partnership for study of inter-species communication via subtle energies, and for the protection of Sasquatch.
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Another grainy, far away, blurry bigfoot sighting. I believe bigfoot is real because I have seen then many times with my own eyes. But their Bigfoot I would have to say is not real. I feel it walks to human. Also I have never known any Bigfoot to stand in the open like that. In my studies Bigfoot do not like humans and they have been taught to hide when near humans. Every encounter I have had with the Bigfoot they back off or hide to the point I can’t see them whenever I raise my camera to my face. I guess all they see is a scope on a gun. One more thing, the guy shooting the video obviously sees the Object but yet he keeps panning away from it and shakes the camera. Come on man!!
My guess is that the figure on the slope is a colleague of the campers. He walks much too human-like to be a Sasquatch and his movements seem to be right on cue. No Sasquatch, worth his prowess as a survivalist, is going to stand out in the open like that and make all those gestures for a cameraman. Also, all those branches in that supposed Sasquatch structure could have been broken off by a bunch of healthy young campers.
I also have serious doubts on this footage. Most stories I have heard of Big foot depicts them as shy creatures avoiding human contact. This image showes the people there in almost a carnival type atmosphere laughing and joking about a unknown animal approaching where they are standing. I also believe in Big Foot. But he has not survived by being compacent like this.
Mark
I believe in Bigfoot,can anybody tell me a good spot in california to go camping with my son for bigfoot searching,swillfish@hotmail.com
One area is Highway 36 east of Fortuna – Rio Dell, it’s very sparsely inhabited, much of it is state & federal wilderness. Richardson Grove on Hwy 101-Redwood Highway has several sightings. Weitchpec and Soames Bar and Happy Camp have several encounters on record. Patrick Creek and Humboldt and Redwood parks and Trinity Center are great for camping.
Its 9 feet tall, and the arms are unhumanly long…It also come downhill very fast on rugged rocky terrain…What the hell else could it be…Granted it looks human, but I dont think its a person…it’s gigantic in stature.
For all of you believers out there, where’s the Bigfoot manure and carcasses? Unbelievable for any rational human being to believe such a myth without ANY empirical evidence. Keep on dreaming!
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Americas First Nations People have lived here since before pre-recorded history. They’ve always swore “Bigfoot’s real,& that he’s cannibalistic !
They also say there’s more than one race(?).
Of which,one is seen in the early mornings,while another remains lurking in total darkness,refusing to be seen.
In First Nation Peoples lore,one race is said to have been benevolent towards American Natives,while others are recorded as being cannibalistic & to have stolen women & children & raided Tribal camps.
Taking this info into account,of course it makes sence that one race might have the snout of a Dog,while another doesn’t. Why one type is said to live underground or in caves,yet another seemingly climbs,hides & sleeps in trees,or in temp nests erected on the ground.
Our planet has many life forms that employ all sorts of God given talents to aid them in survival. Like the Chameleon,the Turtle,Snakes,Birds & Fish. They all use elusive talents to avoid being seen.
Think back to when you first saw their abilities you were amazed(rite?) So,what elusive ability might Bigfoot have/use & why is it he can’t exist? Because You haven’t seen him or because you choose not to believe what First Nation Peoples history tells us.
Those who’ll ignore the ancient tales handed down by the “First Nation Peoples” are as mistaken as those of our last century who refused to beleive the Natives of Africa,who swore there was a 800LB “Nomadic Giant Ape” that lived as a family unit,in complete isolation”.
Who’d know better than the indiginous tribes who have lived,hunted,worked & played investigated & deduced in that very land for thousands of years ?
Who,some college professor who spent his entire life stuck in books? A civilization that’s systematically isolated itself from nature for over 2 thousand years?
Is that who says Bigfoot can’t exist ?
He can & does & thats why we get so many sightings all across America. There’s documented cases in history that show much more than most are aware of. Why ?
Because historians omit these accounts.
For instance:
A Catholic Preist(Padre)settling in SW America unearhed 2 complete skeletons of enormous heights(11ft)&(9ft) tall with abnormally large skulls & jaws that Did Not detach from the skull(where did they go ?)
Another instence was:
Jacko the boy ape captured by a railroad engineer,purser & passengers(where did he go ?)
Another instence was:
A Coroner for Ventura County,familiar with the skull size of the average man,woman or child,found a huge skull in the earth while hiking with a large group of Boyscouts,because he was sure it was Neanderthalic he submitted it to UCLA & now it’s lost.(where did it go ?)
The cases go on & on,you just aren’t told of them.
Bigfoot doesn’t only live in North Western US but all across America,from one end to another. They come out in daylight & nite in search of food.
Osterman said they store food & live in a family unit & they do.
I beleive Bigfoots real & cannibalistic.
I think,that unlike the First Nation People,Tribes of Neanderthalic Pre-Man(Bigfoot) retreated deep into the unwanted recesses of N.America seeking to remove themselves from any interaction with the hairless white apes who invaded & occupied the land Bigfoot once shared with Americas First Nations People.
But this is just my opinion & surely doesn’t mean anything to naysayers. I will say that each non believer should research histroy on the topic rather than blindly think he’s the master of all he surveys.
Below is a link to a newscast that might help you keep it in perspective.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuab1N26pDU
Thanks for a great page!
me and my buddy have researched bigfoot for two years we don’t know a lot but we know some can you tell US a little more info about bigfoot