AAA,  Mc Donald's (sometimes).  Giant Eagle Super Market, Heinen's Super
Markets, Tops Friendly Markets.  Grew up in Twinsburg, close to Geauga Lake
(now Six Flags).. Cedar Point is well worth the trip.  Since I was 16 until
I moved to NJ, I drove there quite a bit!!  Also instead of staying in
Sandusky right near the park, take advantage of the many camping and less
expensive hotels west of the park in the nearby Port Clinton area.  If you
are Military, Camp Perry is nearby with cheap and quality quartering.  (As
long as there is not NRA shoot that weekend, then it is crowded).

Avoid traffic, if coming from the east on the Turnpike, get off at
Elyria/Lorain, and take SR 2 west, instead of Turnpike exit 7.  Much faster.

For another Vanagon adventure nearby, you can take your Vanagon to
Put-In-Bay on South Bass Island.  There is a state park with camping there
plus lodging.  You and also take a boat to Pelee Island, Ontario, or on to
Point Pelee/Leamington Ontario.

Have a good time,

Tim
90 Vanagon GL
Barnegat, NJ, where we drive on the Parkway and park in the driveway