Vermilion Valley Eastbound RV Lot

It is a pain to get on/off the Ohio Turnpike, with having to pay a toll and get another ticket with each off/on. This solves that problem. Just pull into any of the four rest areas (eight total--four eastbound, four westbound) that provide RV spaces and electrical and a dump station and potable water for some rest. It's a great solution. Costs $20.

I did have a very nice rest stop manager check on me to see I had paid. Others had not paid and were asked to pay or leave. Just friggin' pay. It's pretty much honor system, but I am galled by people who try to sneak in/out and not pay. If you don't want to pay, stay in the lot with the OTR truckers. (Getting off my soapbox now...until my next review.)

Anyway, I plugged in, ran my A/C and fan all night (drowning out the thrum of the trucks that pass right by the RV lot) and slept like a baby. Highly recommended.

BTW, I hope Campendium upgrades the cell service options to include 5G. I have two bars of Verizon 5G here. I stop and work every evening and 5G is smokin' fast. Got a lot done in a short time.

Only accessible from the Thru-way - and the thruway isn't cheap if you've got 5 axles.

We pulled in around 10:30pm after a long day. After assessing the RV lot situation - which offered a single open space by the time we arrived, we decided to try our luck in the semi area (free) as we really didn't want to un-hook the towed. We found a pull-through slot off to the side in the semi area, and slept decently, as we weren't corralled on the sides by refrigerator trucks (we always seem to park next to trucks that run all night!)

This rest area offers free showers in its trucker lounge, and since all 4 were open when we arrived, we decided to take advantage of that amenity. They were clean, hot and great pressure! There is also a laundry room, which a few truckers were using while we showered. In the morning we hit Starbucks, then pulled out.

Over at the RV lot (which you will pass if you go to the truck parking area) there is a no fee dump/fill station. Parking (back-in, although one Class-A had chosen to pull-though and use 2 spaces) in the RV lot is $20/night.

No WiFi while we were there.

This is the second lot we stayed in along the turnpike. We decided last minute to detour to Cedar Point for the day and this was only 40 minutes away so it was very easy to get to late at night to continue on our journey in the morning after our day of fun. The facilities are very clean and spacious with a couple fast food restaurants inside, WiFi, gas, information brochures and a small convenience store. The RV spots are aren’t too close together and the lot is kinda tucked to the side so it’s pretty quiet. $20 gets you electric. We decided to stay on the truck side to save on $ because it’s free but you do have to deal with the truck noise. When we were there they were in the process of repaving the truck side so there weren’t any lines for the spots but truck drivers are amazing at keeping order and it was easy to tuck in at a small corner out of their way. Free and noisy or $ quiet and electric. Either way this is a very convenient place to stop. Plus you don’t have to exit the toll road so you don’t have to have the hassle of paying the toll then getting back on again.