What’s that stomping through the dark forest? It’s big and hairy and kind of looks like an ape. Could it be Bigfoot? 

For decades, people across the United States have reported seeing a creature called Bigfoot. But so far, no one has found proof that Bigfoot is real.

That hasn’t stopped people from looking. Some researchers have spent years trying to find solid evidence of the creature. One of them is Cindy Caddell, an archaeologist who works for the U.S. Forest Service. She has been searching for Bigfoot since she was a kid.

Last June, Caddell led a Bigfoot expedition in Oregon. One night, her group recorded loud, strange calls echoing through the forest. 

The noises were “similar to what some people believe are Bigfoot calls,” Caddell says. Experts haven’t yet been able to directly link the sounds to any known animals.

So is Bigfoot just a myth—or does the creature really exist?

What’s that stomping through the dark forest? It’s big and hairy. And it kind of looks like an ape. Could it be Bigfoot? 

For decades, people across the United States have reported seeing a creature called Bigfoot. But so far, no one has found proof that Bigfoot is real. 

That hasn’t stopped people from looking. Some researchers have spent years looking for evidence of the creature. One of them is Cindy Caddell. She’s an archaeologist with the U.S. Forest Service. She has been searching for Bigfoot since she was a kid. 

Last June, Caddell led a Bigfoot expedition. It was in Oregon. One night, her group recorded loud, strange calls echoing through the woods. 

The noises were “similar to what some people believe are Bigfoot calls,” Caddell says. So far, experts haven’t been able to link the sounds to any known animals. 

So is Bigfoot just a myth? Or does the creature really exist?

Stories about a giant, apelike creature go back hundreds of years. Native American tribes have long told tales about a being some called Sasquatch. Some stories say Sasquatch is gentle and shy. Others describe a scary monster. 

The name Bigfoot was first used for the legendary creature in 1958. That’s when loggers in Northern California found huge footprints in the mud near their worksite.

Some people even claim to have seen Bigfoot with their own eyes. In 1967, two men—Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin—traveled to Northern California. They filmed what many people consider the most famous Bigfoot video ever.

The minute-long clip shows a tall, hairy figure walking in the woods. Some people believe the video is a hoax. Others think it’s evidence that Bigfoot exists.

Since then, interest in Bigfoot has only grown. Park rangers, teachers, and even scientists have said they spotted the creature.

About 14 years ago, Caddell saw a large, unusual being in the Oregon woods. 

“That could have been a Sasquatch,” Caddell says. “I was very anxious to go in the woods after that. I definitely don’t walk around by myself in the dark.”

There have been stories about a giant, apelike creature for hundreds of years. Native American tribes have told tales about a creature some called Sasquatch. Some stories say Sasquatch is gentle and shy. Others describe a scary monster.

The name Bigfoot was first used for the creature in 1958. That’s when loggers working in Northern California found huge footprints in the mud. 

Some people even claim they saw Bigfoot with their own eyes. In 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin traveled to Northern California. The two men filmed a video. Many people consider it the most famous Bigfoot video ever. 

The clip is a minute long. It shows a tall, hairy figure walking in the woods. Some people say the video is a hoax. Others think it’s evidence that Bigfoot is real. 

Since then, interest in Bigfoot has only grown. Many have said they spotted the creature. These include park rangers, teachers, and even scientists. 

About 14 years ago, Caddell saw a large, unusual being. It was in the Oregon woods. 

“That could have been a Sasquatch,” Caddell says. “I was very anxious to go in the woods after that. I definitely don’t walk around by myself in the dark.”