The St. Rose at Coronado Center Chevron.
This is one of the newer Las Vegas valley Chevrons that was built around a year ago on open desert abutting the Sienna Heights Trailhead. In similar style to some of the new Chevrons such as Galleria Drive near Gibson Road, it is cobranded with a Pit Stop in lieu of Terrible's.
Being approximately a year new I give this Chevron an "A" on my State-of-Condition Report Card. The vast parking lot is newly paved and the shiny new gas pumps are vandalism free. The Pit Stop Convenience Store is far more attractive and cleaner than many of the Terrible's that Chevron is cobranded with. One thing that stands out in the Pit Stop is the high warehouse style seating.
The convenience store has a decent selection of beverages and goodies. Just like Terrible's they currently offer the 2 for $2.50 24-ounce Bud Ice. And unlike Terrible's Convenience Stores they sell Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs.
This location also offers a car wash. The nice thing about the car wash is that they provide complimentary car vacumn stations to the west of the fuel islands.
The fuel prices are average. Just now I did a virtual tour of fuel prices on Google Maps of competitive stations. The table below shows what this location charges for regular gas in comparison to a few nearby stations according to Google Maps on January 25, 2021.
This location-----------$2.84
Chevron at 3301 St. Rose Parkway... $2.90
Eastern at Serene Mobil.... $2.60
Pecos at Wigwam Shell...... $2.85
Eastern at St. Rose Arco..... $2.58
Pecos at Wigwam Chevron.. $2.85.
Although the prices are advantageous entering and exiting onto westbound St. Rose Parkway is a disadvantage. This location with the back of the building facing the highway greatly favors eastbound travel. If I am on westbound St. Rose Parkway, I would have to make a left across the highway at a green light. That is the least stressful park. Now to get onto the highway, I'd have to drive into the parking lot by Mothership and Timbers then wait for St. Rose Parkway traffic to clear up then cross lanes of traffic to make a u-turn at the green signal. If I were to get to westbound St. Rose via Coronado Center it would be more annoying. A center divider prohibits a left turn onto Coronado Center. This requires driving south on Coranado Center then turning into a residential street to make a u-turn.
In my case, two of the three times I arrived by foot. This location happens to sit in a City of Henderson Trail Hub. It was only a year ago that I was watching desert mice roaming around the open space abutting the Sienna Heights Trailhead that this gas station and contiguous development replaced. The Sienna Trailhead is the area of the City of Henderson park system where the Amargosa Trail intersects the Amargosa Trail by a turtle and hare statue. As a matter of fact the St. Rose Parkway Trail runs in front of the building which is actually the back facing the highway. And not too far away is the bridge to Cactus Wren Park and ultimately the Cactus Wren Park. Being a user of the trail system in this area, although I am annoyed that it took away the scenery abutting the Sienna Heights Trailhead, I appreciate the service it provides in selling cold beverages that keep me hydrated on the trail. When I used to hike between Green Valley Ranch Casino and Eastern Avenue, I would have to buy a cold beverage beforehand.
Whether you are driving on eastbound St. Rose Parkway or using the City of Henderson trails in the vicinity of the Sienna Heights Trailhead, the St. Rose at Coranado Center Chevron makes for a good pit stop. It is a pit stop that I see myself making again in the future. read more