Washington Witnesses Report Bigfoot Tree Structures and Responding Howls
Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
If you've ever wondered what it's like to live in a place where the activity just never stops, this video is going to hit home. It features two separate firsthand accounts that are absolutely worth your time, and the second one in particular is the kind of story that makes your hair stand up.
The first segment features a woman named Laney who lives right across the street from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. If you know anything about Sasquatch research, you already know the Olympics are one of the most active hotspots in the entire country. Laney describes year-round activity around her property, including knocking sounds that recently woke her nephew up in the middle of the night. He told her "they're out there" about a mile from the house.
What really caught my attention was her description of the structures. She talks about triangle-shaped constructions made from trees and branches, and something even more fascinating: alder trees being placed in fir tree areas where no alder trees exist within 50 to 75 feet. That's the kind of deliberate placement that researchers have been documenting for decades. Laney also mentions cedar trees dying after activity around them, and she has a theory that they use the cedars for some kind of antibacterial or health purpose. The urine from climbing the trees might be what's killing them, which is actually a theory that has circulated in the research community for years.
Her community has been hearing single whooping sounds at night, and she's been experimenting with leaving apples in areas where she gets response. Every single apple disappears. She even eats one at the site to show it's safe, which is a smart move if you're trying to build trust with something that's clearly watching you.
The second account is where things get really intense. A man named Tim, who served in the Marine Corps, had an encounter years ago at an abandoned military training site. He finally got out of the service recently and decided to take his adult sons back to the exact location. What they found is incredible.
They parked in the same spot where a tent had been set up during his original encounter, and about 40 to 65 yards into the woods, they discovered a tree structure made of five pine trees arranged perfectly like a teepee. The trees had no bark left on them, indicating it was old. Tim told his sons this was a territorial marker, and they hadn't seen it the night of the original encounter because it was dark.
They continued to the blueberry patch where Tim had originally seen two Sasquatches, a male and a female. The patch had shrunk due to storms, but right in the middle of the exact spot where the target had been set up, there was an 18-inch footprint. Perfect. As fresh as if someone had just stomped in the mud.
His sons wanted to explore more, so they followed the path down the hill about 100 to 125 yards and found two more tree structures. Then things escalated. One of his sons picked up a stick and knocked on a maple tree three times. Nothing happened at first. But as they continued up the trail, three knocks came back from the backside of the hill. Then they heard a guttural, deep howl that Tim described as a clear message: get out. This was their territory, and they were being told to leave.
Tim told his kids it was time to go. After all these years, these beings are still in the area, still marking their territory, and still responding to challenges.
This is the kind of video that reminds you why people keep going back. The Olympic Peninsula remains one of the most documented active regions, and tree structures like the ones described have been photographed and studied by researchers like Dr. Jeff Meldrum and others for years. The wood knock response and territorial vocalizations are consistent with what witnesses have reported across North America for generations.
Definitely worth checking out the full video. The second account alone is worth your time.