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Cataloochee, North Carolina: Bigfoot Statue

A life-size roadside likeness, carved from wood, in a little pull-off in the heart of Smoky Mountains Bigfoot territory.

Address:
Cove Creek Rd, Cataloochee, NC
Directions:
I-40 exit 20. Drive south on US Hwy 276 toward Maggie Valley, then take the first right onto Cove Creek Rd. Statue is 4.4 miles on the right.
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Bigfoot Statue

It's 4.4 miles off the main road and it takes 15-20 minutes to get there. The road is barely wide enough for two cars. And some of the turns are posted as slow as 5 mph. The parking area is actually someone's driveway. We took our minivan up. I wouldn't consider anything larger than that to check it out.

[Jim Bertram, 06/20/2019]
Bigfoot Statue

It's cool, but really off the path. Glad I made it back. If you're traveling in an RV bigger then 20 ft. long, don't go up! I went up in a 30 ft. -- big mistake. There's nowhere to pull off or turn around. I had to go further up to only find a switchback that I could not make, so found driveway to do a 15-point turn to get out. Talk about hairy. Take a car to see.

[Mark, 08/04/2017]

Bigfoot statue.

Bigfoot Statue

Bigger than life-size carved wooden statue of Bigfoot.

[Patty Wattwood, 01/26/2017]

Bigfoot sightings have been on the rise in southwestern North Carolina, prompting the opening of Georgia's Expedition Bigfoot just across the state line.


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Tiny Elvis Museum, Cherokee, NC - 15 mi.

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