Bigfoot trap, Animal trap in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon, US

The Bigfoot trap is a 10-by-10-foot wooden box of 2x12 planks held by heavy metal bands and anchored to the ground with telephone poles, in the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest. Its tall door, a green metal mesh gate hinged on the right, has been bolted open since 1980. The box sits on thick dark logs and has a shallow reddish-brown corrugated roof.

The trap was built in 1974 by the North American Wildlife Research Team, a now-defunct Eugene, Oregon group, after miner Perry Lovell reported 18-inch human-like tracks near the Applegate River. NAWRT baited it with carcasses for six years but caught only bears. Abandoned in the early 1980s, it was repaired from 2006 under the U.S. Forest Service's Passport in Time program.

The trap's name comes from Bigfoot, the ape-like creature said to live in Pacific Northwest forests. It was built by the North American Wildlife Research Team of Eugene, Oregon, after miner Perry Lovell reported 18-inch human-like tracks in his garden near the Applegate River. Visitors now walk to it along the Collings Mountain hiking trail, and at least one film has been shot on site.

The trap sits beside the Collings Mountain hiking trail in the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest, 3.1 miles (5.0 km) from the California border. Since the Applegate Dam was built, a road runs close to the site, so the approach is short. The door has been bolted open since 1980 for visitor safety.

The trap's door has been bolted open since 1980 for visitor safety, so the green mesh gate now stands permanently ajar. The structure was secured to the ground with telephone poles, and a U.S. Forest Service special use permit was issued for its construction. At least one film has been shot on site.