When you decided to settle in New Jersey, you knew there might be high taxes, congestion, and traffic. But at least you know you are safe from Bigfoot. Or are you?

We may have gotten away with a fake alien space invasion about 100 years ago when we found out The War of the Worlds was just a radio show, but we may not be so lucky with Bigfoot.

Bigfoot In New Jersey

We see a lot of strange things in the Garden State, but most of them are usually from the driver next to us on the Garden State Parkway, but according to The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization we might want to spend less time looking out for bad New Jersey drivers, and more time looking for the New Jersey Bigfoot.

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It might chill you to the bone that there have been 75 reports of Bigfoot sightings right here in New Jersey. Have any of them been near where you live?

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Well, if you're in Sussex, Burlington, or Ocean County, you live in one of the three areas with the highest number of Bigfoot sightings in the state.

Where Has Bigfoot Been Sighted In New Jersey?

Sussex County is the highest with 18 reported Bigfoot sightings, while Burlington has 15 and Ocean has 10. Sleep well in those counties tonight.

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There are only 6 counties in New Jersey, Atlantic, Bergen, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hudson, and Union that do not have documented reports of Bigfoot sightings.

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For the record, it's been five since the last Bigfoot sighting in New Jersey, according to this site, and it was in Burlington County.

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