Idyll-Beast

Idyllwild has its own tongue-in-cheek Bigfoot-like creature known as the Idyll-Beast. PBS SoCal describes the mountain-town monster as a local mascot with a research-center museum, postcards and recurring community appearances. This OK MAP pin represents the Idyllwild folklore region; it is local cryptid culture rather than evidence of a scientifically documented animal.

What ODDKNOWN records

Idyllwild has its own tongue-in-cheek Bigfoot-like creature known as the Idyll-Beast. PBS SoCal describes the mountain-town monster as a local mascot with a research-center museum, postcards and recurring community appearances. This OK MAP pin represents the Idyllwild folklore region; it is local cryptid culture rather than evidence of a scientifically documented animal.

Source classification: documented · Status: folklore.

Sources & references

1. PBS SoCal — Legendary SoCal Monsters