BFRO #21850: Camper startles a "Chewbacca" like creature in Palo Duro Canyon State Park
π Location
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, near Canyon, TX, Canyon, TX
Specific Location: Park Road 5 area near public restroom within Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Coordinates: 34.95000, -101.78000
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34.9500Β°, -101.7800Β°
π Description
It was about 1:00 am on 10/21/06 when I was camping in the Palo Duro Canyon State Park for the Palo Duro Canyon trail run the following morning. I had gotten up from my sleep and was walking down to the public restroom when I heard something rustling in the trees off to the right of the road. I turned my flashlight towards the noise and was startled to see a very large chewbacca-like thing scream like it was startled and then it turned into the trees and quickly vanished. I had stopped stiff in my tracks and was scared to death. Not only had I never heard a sound like that before, but I had never seen anything like that. It was a darkish gray-brown color with hair all over its body, deep set eyes, about 7-8 feet tall, slender with long arms, and it moved very quickly. I heard someone in a camp site nearby asking what that noise was, but I just went back to my tent and got inside. I could not sleep the rest of the night. In the morning when I made it to the run, I talked to 3 other people that said they saw and/or heard the same thing. I'm going back this year, but I hope I don't see the bigfoot again.
π Circumstances
3 but their details are unknown to me. One said he saw the bigfoot run across a road in 2-3 steps and vanish as quickly as it appeared.
π€οΈ Weather Conditions
1:00am so it was dark and cold
βΉοΈ Additional Details
1:00am so it was dark and cold
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmizm2cpz03168fys32u6v0co
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 10, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025