Puma & Bobcat Sightings Map
While many people are confident they've seen a puma, not all of these sightings are accurate. The map below includes both confirmed and unverified puma sightings in the larger San Francisco Bay region (and beyond) since 2004.
Over time, this will help us evaluate problem areas, movement barriers for wildlife, and potential for human-puma conflict.
Have you seen a puma or bobcat in your neighborhood?
Sightings List
Aug 16, 2019: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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calm just walking across the road
Aug 15, 2019: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Unknown
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An older capture, but a good one as it has a raccoon in its mouth.
Aug 14, 2019: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Mountain lion crossed my front yard near a security camera
Aug 14, 2019: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Dusk. Puma on highway below Alder Springs Work camp in Mendocino
Aug 10, 2019: Puma Sighting
Prey Carcass
Probable
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Early Saturday morning a 2 point buck was found dead at our condo complex, freshly attacked and killed with part of the abdomen eaten out. It was moved next to our dumpster. Several neighbors looked at the body and said it was a cougar kill.
We are at 276 Anchor Court in Boulder Creek CA.
Aug 6, 2019: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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I was making coffee when a lion walked out from courtyard that kitchen opens up to. It walked from courtyard down the path to the barn.
Aug 5, 2019: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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driving up Overlook Road the cat was bounding on the road and dropped down into the ravine before Lucky Road as my car approached. I'd estimate 75 lbs.
Aug 2, 2019: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Early Morning (12am-6am)
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Mountain Lion was in backyard. We heard commotion and a cat screaming. It got our neighbors black cat, turned around and walked up the hill behind our house.
Jul 31, 2019: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Brief sighting crossing the road. Thought it was a deer at first due to size and color, but long tail and cat-like behavior suggest otherwise.
Jul 31, 2019: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Saw the Mt lion on the side of the road about to cross to the other side. Another car saw it as well as we both slowed down.
Jul 23, 2019: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Live mountain lion seen on 7/23/19 approx 7:45PM on the Mayfair Ranch Trail in the Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserve. It was approximately 2 miles up the trail from the parking lot (doing the loop clockwise) near the picnic table. We were resting at the picnic table and looked up and the lion was about 50 ft away standing on the trail looking at us. It was not aggressive and was just watching us. Since it was not aggressive, we took a couple of photos and then stood up on the table to scare it off. It initially ran downhill from the side of the trail but about a minute later we saw it cross the trail again and head to the uphill side of the trail. We turned around and walked back the way we came. There is a small creek that still had some water in it about 100 ft from the picnic table so it may have been walking up the trail to get some water when it encountered us. It was definitely a mountain lion and it did not have a tracking collar - see photos. --Brian Bailey and Jason Govig
Jul 23, 2019: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Our neighbor spotted a "large" mountain lion as she took an early morning walk on our road. The lion saw her and promptly ran off.
Jul 22, 2019: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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I was mountain biking with a friend and we had recently made it to the top of Chisnantuk Peak Trail and was going back down the same way we had just gone up when I went around a corner and the mountain lion jump off the trail and fled downhill.
"68.0 °F"
Jul 22, 2019: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Mt. Lion spotted walking up driveway.
Jul 22, 2019: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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I encountered 2 mountain lions directly on the Deep Gulch Trail in Quicksilver Almaden Park, about 0.2 m above the Hacienda parking lot. I yelled, threw stones, and after hissing and standing their ground, they slowly backed away
Jul 22, 2019: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
Confirmed
Morning (6am-12pm)
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I came around a slight curve on Mine Hill Rd. to see 3 mountain lions heading up the hill. Looks to be two older cubs and an adult. No collars visible. 2 of them began to stalk as I side-stepped with my dog. They focused on him but retreated when I rose my arms again and shouted.
Jul 20, 2019: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Morning (6am-12pm)
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Saw a mountain lion in the Buena Vista Park, SF
Jul 19, 2019: Puma Sighting
Sighting Type Unknown
Unverified
Evening (6pm-12am)
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Mountain lion attempting to cross the road away from Lompico Creek towards Lake Blvd. Stopped my car so it could cross but it hesitated and stood on the side of the road for a few secs before I decided to drive off. Cat seemed healthy, looked to be 200-225 lbs.
Jul 18, 2019: Puma Sighting
Camera Trap or Security Camera
Confirmed
Evening (6pm-12am)
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wildlife camera got lion under house
Jul 17, 2019: Puma Sighting
Live Sighting
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Saw a mother puma and 2 cubs coming out of the bushes near a small creek culvert near the turn around point of Weiler Ranch Trail in San Mateo County's San Pedro Valley Park, in Pacifica. 15 photos posted on the below link.