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Reported experiences in West Virginia

West Virginia files 3 reported experiences — a named or described witness saying what happened to them, firsthand. The report is documented; the cause is not. These files keep who said it, when and where — what it was stays where the record leaves it.

3 dossiers1 county covered33% open to visitorsSutton Lake — deepest file

Also filed reported experience:New York24 Rhode Island6 Hawaii4 Vermont4 Connecticut4 Massachusetts4 Montana4 Wisconsin3

Other West Virginia shelves:documented legends35 local folklore22 media-reported hauntings16 anecdotal reports14 investigation claims5

Sutton Lake

Sutton, West Virginia

County tourism reports a concentration of alleged Bigfoot sightings near the lake.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Reported Encounter Area

Oil Creek Bigfoot report area

Burnsville, West Virginia

Oil Creek area associated with an anonymous reported encounter.

Gerald Freeman Campground

Sutton, West Virginia

Sutton Lake campground associated with a 2003 reported creature encounter.

Full West Virginia record → state index· Every reported experience filing → evidence shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive