Not for me.

Initially, I thought it would be a good place to hang for a bit, but it quickly deterioriated two weeks into my stay. The owners let ANY RV stay regardless of its quality, age, and/or condition. One caught fire (long-term resident) while I was there, suffered substantial damage, and was still in the camp at the time of this writing. It's not as huge of an eyesore and stench laden as it was where it burned, but it's still there in the camp in another spot across the dirt road. Think junkyard level for some of these RVs. Truly deplorable.

Overall, it's too rough, rugged, and primitive. Some long-term residents are a bit sketchy, too. One of the long-term residents threw limerock on top of my RV at night. Another resident has a pomeranian that terrorized my dog and me in our little spot when it roamed freely because its owners are irresponsible. That happened four times within my short three and a half month stay. DCF (Department of Children and Family Services) also knocked on my door looking for a mother who previously rented the space I was renting. Speaks volumes, eh?

It's not a very nice area, generally, and very few amenities/stores within a reasonable distance. It's also extremely loud due to the camp being directly off Interstate 75. The resident dirt roads inside the camp have deep limerock washout trenches and are badly in need of repair. My car needed to be realigned. Old scooters, full "recycle" bins, and trash were also left beside the dumpster for weeks.

I picked up quite a bit of trash and splintered plastic after the mower(s) did a number on the place. I've also been battling an asian lady beetle infestation I got from the field I was butt up against and a raging UTI and bladder infection my dog got from the poor quality water; it's definitely not drinkable. It's been quite costly to me to tend to these awful issues.

The owners could clearly be more responsive and provide the camp with some TLC. Text mesages to them seem to disappear into the ozone. It's all quite a shame because October Bend has so much potential to be something truly special but it is currently a dump. The photos are deceptive.