BFRO #2268: Three campers near Bumping Lake hear vocalizations from Nelson Ridge
π Location
Bumping Lake Campground area, Yakima County, WA, American River, WA
Specific Location: Bumping Lake Campground adjacent to the boat launch (near Nelson Ridge/Miners Ridge)
Coordinates: 46.55000, -121.15000
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46.5500Β°, -121.1500Β°
π Description
My nephew, his girlfriend and I were camping at the Bumping Lake camp grounds adjacent to the boat launch. It was about 10:30pm and we had just finished cleaning up after dinner. All of us goofed off for awhile running through the dark woods with flashlights, just exploring. After getting our fill of that, we built a fire in our fire-pit and were just relaxing and talking. Suddenly, we heard a horrific scream coming from behind us on what I think was Nelson Ridge. It was a long, high-pitched bellow that instantly caught our attention. The scream was a classic sasquatch scream, trying to catch the attention of another. About 15 seconds later, we heard another roar come back from down-range from what I think was Miners Ridge. We were all petrified and instantly knew what it was. Things settled down and we ended up going to bed. My nephew and I were up, decidedly exited about what we heard. We were laying in our tent, just talking. Suddenly, we heard another scream. Both of us grabbed our hand-guns at that point. We weren't sure what was going to happen. Eventually we fell asleep and nothing else happened. We are planning a trip back to Bumping Lake, specifically to look for what we heard.
π Circumstances
My nephew Dan, his girlfriend Alison as well as me, Tom.
π€οΈ Weather Conditions
It was night, about 10:30pm. The weather was warm, about 65 degrees.
βΉοΈ Additional Details
It was night, about 10:30pm. The weather was warm, about 65 degrees.
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmizyhlmf03lc8fysrazcleec
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 10, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025