Boondock around Cleveland

There's also no boondocking (and very minimal camping) in Cuyahoga Valley NP. It's really just parking lots.

Not all plazas have them one that does is around Portage before Cleveland and the other is in Amherst about 30 miles after Cleveland. There is a $20 fee for a spot there with hookups. On the west side there are a few Walmarts one in North Olmsted then Avon and finally in Elyria. all are open 24 hours and in nice areas. If you are on I-90 there is a rest area but I don't think they allow overnight stays and I don't think I would stay there anyway.
Outside of the parking lot boondocking I don't know of any true boondocking place. There is a lot of farm land west of Cleveland heading south of the Ohio Turnpike but all private land.

Thanks beemerphile1,

That is good to know about the service plazas. I was needing just an overnight stay, not real boondocking.

Stuart

Cleveland is a huge metropolitan area, there definitely are no boondocks within 50 miles of Cleveland.

If you are talking about overnighting in a parking lot there are a large number of them.

Some of the Ohio turnpike service plazas have electric hookups for RVs. You can overnight without hookups in any of them.