BFRO #9020: Camping family has auditory and olfactory encounter in early evening southeast of Dorena Lake
📍 Location
Sharp Creek / Bohemia Mine area, One Potato Mineral Campground, Cottage Grove, OR
Specific Location: One Potato Mineral Campground, Forest Service Access Road from Mineral Camp, near Sharp Creek and Bohemia Mine, southeast of Dorena Lake
Coordinates: 43.56015, -123.06041
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43.5602°, -123.0604°
📝 Description
July 17, 2004My two sons and I were camping this weekend at the One Potato Mineral campground...just up the Forest Service Access Road from Mineral Camp. (Sharp Creeks/Bohemia Mine area). We were hiking up the steep road leading to the Ghost Town mining area in the early evening. We kept talking about a "strange bird sound"...the "Whoop-Whoop- Whoop"...and just dismissed it as some weird bird. I happened across your website because I was looking for information on the Bohemia Mine. I had chills and goosebumps when I read your journal entry. We also heard "heavy" footsteps outside our tent on Saturday night, July 17th. Then in the very early morning...around 4:00am...I could smell something REALLY nasty.Here...something had "Marked" our tarp and our tent. The urine smell was SO strong...we had to leave our tent tarp behind.I really do believe NOW that we had a "Sasquatch Encounter". Whoa!
🔍 Circumstances
2
🌤️ Weather Conditions
Early evening
ℹ️ Additional Details
Early evening
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmize844m02o08fysh4cseki9
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 10, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025