Gas prices have been putting a serious dent in our budgets, especially in California, where drivers are still paying the highest average price for regular gasoline in the country. Luckily, the Texas-born Buc-ee’s is slowly making its way west, giving SoCal drivers another reason to look forward to crossing the state line.
Its newest location is now the chain’s westernmost outpost and the closest one yet to Los Angeles, making it a pretty tempting pit stop for your next road trip.
This new Buc-ee’s is a roadside stop with plenty to explore
Buc-ee’s officially opened its first Arizona location, bringing the famously oversized travel center to Goodyear, at Interstate 10 and Bullard Avenue.
And “oversized” is doing some serious work here, as the new Buc-ee’s spans approximately 74,000 square feet, making the convenience store about 23% larger than a football field. Outside, there are 120 fueling pumps, designed for passenger vehicles rather than tractor-trailers, so you can fill up before continuing your journey through the Southwest.
The brand new location stocks Buc-ee’s signature Beaver Nuggets, beef jerky, homemade fudge, freshly baked pastries, drinks, and Texas-style barbecue, including its famously smoked brisket. There’s also plenty of Buc-ee’s merchandise, plus the chain’s famously spotless restrooms.
The travel center is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year so that it can serve as a pit stop whether you’re leaving L.A. before sunrise, making a late-night drive, or simply need an aggressively large snack selection somewhere along I-10. The project also brought more than 200 full-time jobs to Goodyear, according to the city.
While it’s still a fair drive from LA, and for now, there’s no Buc-ee’s actually in California, this new outpost brings the Texas-born chain closer to the region than ever before. So if you’re already heading toward Arizona, it could be the perfect excuse to finally see what all the beaver-related fuss is about…
