Visiting from across the waters? This is a true Mojave Desert waystop. Drinks, snack, gas, curios,…read moreLottery Tickets! Miss Pod carries us from Lone Pine to Dave's. She was thirsting, we were bursting. Our destination - Needles. This was a perfect stop to fuel our journey across the unforgiving Mojave Desert byways. Restrooms outside Post Office Building, quiet fountain. Shoshone Museum across the highway. It is so good to be in a Pod. I kept thimking about the Jayhawker Party crossing this desert in their wagons, leaving dead Jayhakers, oxen and horses dead on the trail as the Timbisha Shoshone watched from a distance. We have Chevron fuel, cold Sprite, air conditioning, four new tires and a fine engine taking us to Needles.

Literally insane prices! Like highway robbery lol definitely convenient cause there's nowhere else…read moreto buy certain things that you might need but overkill on the pricing a pack of cigarettes $25 a six pack of beer $24. They have some very very cool souvenirs and gifts but everything is triple or higher the price you'd pay anywhere else. You can get lottery tickets here!!!

Clean, convenient and the staff was super friendly. They also have food (salads, burritos, pizzas,…read moreetc.), it's a pretty wide "fresh" selection, decently priced.

Cathy Ring the employee that works at the maverick in pahrump Nevada is an amazing employee. She…read moreworks hard and is always smiling with great customer service. She is such a joy all the time. Very welcoming with the best attitude.

My children are obsessed with this place. Every time we drive to my parents cabin in Utah, we stop…read morehere along the way. My son loves root beer and he enjoys trying craft brews from all over the place. You have all of his favorite brands from all over the American West! Including one that he discovered for the first time in Jackson Hole Wyoming!

Really great stop between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. They sell lotto tickets of course, sweet…read moretreats galore, lots of snacks and unique soda drinks. Bathrooms are decent and the treats you can find here are worth the extra pit stop!

If the shape of the roof looks familiar, it's the old Stuckey's the landmark roadside traveler's…read moreoasis back in the day. How many people have memories of stopping at such a place in the family station wagon? The famous date shake is smooth and creamy with bits of date chopped real fine. It wasn't as sweet as I feared but just right considering how sweet dates are naturally. For $7 I think it's a decent deal. The place draws a good crowd and has all kinds of great things to munch on the road or take to friends.

A really great stop when driving into Vegas from California. This is one of the very last stops…read morethat you can make before leaving California and the way I understand it is for a long time. It used to be the very last stop that you could make. Currently, you can get gas here, but it's well known for its date shakes and other refreshments. I stopped in during my most recent drive to Vegas and had a date shake, which is one of my favorite things and overall enjoyed it. It's not nearly as good as Shield's over near Palm Desert but still this was a great version. It's a solid stop for gas with fair pricing and I would recommend.

Love this place it always so clean the ice cream is amazing and so many things in the storeread more

If you're travelling North on I-95, Eddie World in Beatty is worth a stop for that perfect snack, a…read morebeverage of your choice or some local memorabilia. Clean restrooms and friendly service. Aisles and aisles of bulk sweets and treats to choose from. Some photo opportunities with pirates, nutcrackers and your favorite stuffed animals. Ice cream inside, Death Valley Nut and Candy Co., lots of gas pumps, Subway sandwiches, and quality beef JERKY! Open daily from 6am to midnight including all holidays.

Super convenient and clean General Market!…read more You can almost find everything, except for borax! Staff are friendly and helpful. It's not so crowded in January but it's jammed packed when there was no power and all the restaurants nearby closed up. Make sure you pack some food for your trip when you are in the desert!

Likes: + Pleasant, kid-friendly ambience…read more + Large, open parking lot. + Plenty of restrooms. + Water bottle refill station. Not cold though. . They sell small meals and drinks, which can partially sate you, unless your family is famished. There is no whole meal restaurant here. Will have to search a bit farther. Non-likes: - The adjacent restaurant (Last Kind Words Saloon) was closed. Only open 5-9pm? Such short hours. After a long Death Valley hike, this starving, desperate wanderer gotta get extra lenient, eh?

Traveling a great distance, why buy gas when they are rude to even use the rest room…read more Down the road is Eddie's World much nicer customer service.

Arco gas station in Beatty, Nevada, would not provide their credit card price for regular, unleaded…read moregas, over the phone. That is very rude and demonstrates poor customer service.

Pro-tip: Las Vegas is more than casinos. It's also a great home base for cinephile and telephile…read moreroad trip adventures! Death Valley National Park is the closest national park to Las Vegas, and it is generally a four-hour drive round trip. The Area 51 Alien Travel Center is a fun, kitschy pit stop along the way. Their sticker and T-shirt selection is quite extensive, and I've always received excellent customer service when visiting. Noteworthy films & TV shows for this road trip route: - Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (Las Vegas) - Back to the Future Part II (Las Vegas) - Stranger Things (Nevada desert) - Tremors (Nevada desert) - X-Files (Area 51) - Independence Day (Area 51) - Star Wars (Death Valley NP)

After driving for hours, we finally found a place to take a quick bathroom break and get a snack…read more The sign says the restrooms close at 10:00 p.m. Perfect! We had 6 minutes. Nope. The bathrooms were already closed. Like, what?! We asked the lady about it since we got there before closing time, and she told us to use the rest stop instead. I'm sorry, but I'm a single woman traveling with two little girls. I'm not trying to die.

I always wanted to go here and try the date shake and look for some unique items I cannot find in…read moreLas Vegas. They had the unique items I was looking for, in droves! My friend ordered a chicken sandwich, they claim to have the best one and he said in his 45 years of living, that was the best sandwich he has ever had. The date shake which is vegan automatically was delicious. I am going to try the Beyond Burger next time, which will be next week I love that there are vegan options at a gas station. The guy at the counter was super nice as well. Prices are reasonable except for gas of course, $6.45 a gallon but what do you expect? OMG, I have never seen crows as big as the ones there, what are they feeding them? rattlesnakes from cima road? chicken sandwiches? Holy cow, its like being in ALFRED HITCHCOCKS THE BIRDS.

Stopped at the Shell off SEMA Road on my way to Las Vegas during a little road trip, and I'm so…read moregrateful it was there! I left Anaheim with only half a tank thinking I could make it to Vegas... turns out, I definitely could not. I started second-guessing myself and got a little nervous, so seeing this gas station at the exit was a lifesaver. Yes, the lines were long--both for gas and especially for the bathroom--but the cashiers were working fast and keeping things moving. Thank goodness for Apple Pay because checkout was quick and easy. Even with the crowd, I was in and out in about 10-15 minutes. Convenient stop when you need gas, snacks, and a quick reset before getting back on the road!

I did my homework and I knew that this gas station inside Death Valley National Park, near the…read moreVisitor Center is more expensive. But we wanted to gas up a bit, for safety, so we stopped by. It is kinda small, cramped, harder to come in and out. But it's convenient and since distances are so big within the park, it's great to have it around, as a peace of mind. Paid with a credit card, no issues, convenient, onward to the next spot!

When I visit Death Valley I see two landmarks of extremes. The first is Badwater, which is the…read morelowest point in the Western Hemisphere. The second is the Furnace Creek Service Station Chevron sign which shows the highest point in gasoline prices in the Western Hemisphere. Normally $5.56 per gallon gasoline prices would raise somebody's temperature over and above the recorded 134 degree high in Death Valley. Here is an example of the extremity of their fuel prices. On March 28, 2013 The Tribune talked over San Luis Obispo County having the most expensive gas in California. Their average is $4.27 per gallon. That is over a $1 less than the price shown on the Furnace Creek Chevron sign. Fortunately we filled up in Pahrump, and laughed this off as a joke. The laugh factor of the high gasoline prices at Furnace Creek Service Station are the equivalent of the high calories at the Heart Attack Grill. They might as well promote it in souveneirs that say something like "I survived the highest gas prices." Normally I would reward highway robbery (my perception) with one star. There are a couple of reasons I am rating it two stars. Having a gas station in the noman's land that is Death Valley is the better option of no gas station. The gas price sign makes a good picture. In hindsight I could of stood in front of it for a temporary profile picture. I also like a joke. Some things are so obnoxious I take it as a joke. Whenever I return to Death Valley I will fill up the fuel tank in Pahrump, Nevada or Baker California. If I fill up the fuel tank in Death Valley, the joke will be on me.