Geographically, Perrysburg and Toledo are located in the northwest corner of Ohio. Toledo is on Lake Erie.

Impressions:

Perrysburg and Toledo were two very different towns. We are always drawn to quaint, unique downtown areas. Perrysburg didn’t disappoint us! There is a great thriving downtown with no empty storefronts. There were restaurants, coffee shops, a realtor, financial services, etc. The town has done a very nice job of putting up markers to identify the history of some of the older buildings. There were lots of flowers, wide sidewalks and parking. Nice job, Perrysburg!

Toledo was reminiscent of time standing still, not necessarily in a bad way. When we were walking down the street and into Tony Packo’s for hot dogs, it felt timeless. Toledo is more of a working-class town than Perrysburg.

Attractions

Toledo: Traffic in Toledo was not so heavy that it was difficult to get around in. We spent a bit of time exploring Maumee State Park on Lake Erie. It is a 1,336-acre park that offers swimming (in designated areas), biking, and 256 campsites. We were not able to get a reservation at their campground. We were told to get a campsite, you have to make your reservation a year in advance!

Grand Rapids: One of our favorite activities was taking a canal boat ride on the Volunteer (the canal boat). People dressed in period costumes from the 1880s, and as we traveled the canal, we went through an original lock from that era. From where we started to the water on the other side of the lock, it was a rise of 3.5 feet. Fun adventure, worth the drive!

Food and Drink

Perrysburg: If you are looking for a really great burger place, then you HAVE to go to Perrysburgers in downtown Perrysburg. Everything was made fresh, from the burgers to the black bean burger to the fries. The black bean burger was one of the best I have had in the country! And did I mention the fresh-cut fries were endless? A MUST stop.

Toledo: Of course, no trip to Toledo would be complete without eating hot dogs at Tony Packo’s! Tony Packo’s started as a local restaurant in 1948. If you were a M.A.S.H. TV show fan, you may remember Klinger, a character played by Jamie Farr, talking about his hometown of Toledo and how he would dream of eating at Tony Packo’s!

Home Base: The Campground

For us, a campground is not our destination. Our RV is self-contained. Rarely do we use campground services or amenities. We are explorers, not campground reviewers!

We stayed on site 502 at the Toledo East/Stony Ridge KOA in Perrysburg, Ohio. The campground was clean and well-maintained. The staff was friendly. Our full hookup (water-sewer-electric) site was on level packed gravel. Our pull-through site was long enough to leave the Jeep hooked up and still have both vehicles off the road. 30 and 50 amp service was available. There was good cell phone coverage (Verizon) and a good open southern sky for our satellite. Easy on and off I-80.

Fun Facts

Toledo is known as “The Glass City” for a couple of reasons. First, in 1888 Edward Libbey moved his New England Glass Company to Toledo due to the area’s abundant natural glass and high-silica sandstone. Second, Toledo is the birthplace of the Studio Art Glass Movement. In 1969, the Toledo Museum of Art began offering hot glass classes.

2026 Statistics

	Perrysburg	Toledo
Population:	25,065	265,300
Elevation:	637 ft.	604 ft.
Founded:	1816	1837
Average income:	$87,947	$50,300
Average home price:	$321,273	$125,283
Median age of population:	38 yrs.	37 yrs.

Website: https://www.ci.perrysburg.oh.us/

Summary

We were only in the Perrysburg / Toledo area for a few days. We didn’t get a chance to see everything we wanted to see or explore everywhere on “our list”. A word of caution about I-80 in Ohio: it is a very expensive toll highway, and it isn’t in really great shape! The good news is Ohio has several large service areas for resting on the interstate with plenty of parking for truckers, buses, and RVs. You will need it!

Overall, Perrysburg is a wonderful small city with a great downtown and a separate commercial (mall) area. Toledo is an area with a lot of history. It is definitely a place to stop and visit. We look forward to returning someday!

Since beginning our full-time journey to discover the country, we have found something to appreciate in every city and town we have passed through. We hope you enjoy reading about them as much as we have enjoyed discovering them!

Your partners in travel,
Kathryn and Dave
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