RIVER BEND CAMPGROUND
PAUL BUNYAN
• RIVER BEND CAMPGROUND
River Bend Campground has been around for a long time. It used to be called The Hilton Family Campground, because it was a family oriented campground in Hilton. The community of Hilton was named for Hilton Ridenhour who did have a family, but he had nothing to do with this campground.
• PAUL BUNYAN
Paul Bunyan is a Muffler Man. Muffler Men are fiberglass giants found all over the USA in a variety of styles. They were originally made in the 1960's to promote roadside businesses. River Bend Campground at Hilton got theirs in the '80s. Previously he has held a shovel and a paddle but now he holds an ax. Supposedly he used to have a built-in speaker that told the story of Paul Bunyan.