In February 2021, Buc-ee's abandoned a planned expansion into North Carolina in Orange County. The store is the farthest north for the chain to date. A grand opening ceremony was held on April 19, 2022, at 11:00 AM local time. The store is located in Richmond on Interstate 75, opened to the public on April 19, 2022, at 06:00 AM local time. In July 2020, Buc-ee's announced plans to build its first store in Kentucky. Buc-ee's opened its second Georgia store in Calhoun at exit 310 on Interstate 75 and SR-53 (Union Grove Road) approximately halfway between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tennessee in August 2021, filling 175 jobs. Buc-ee's opened a store at the World Golf Village in Northeast Florida in February 2021, bringing about 250 jobs to the area. The Warner Robins location opened on November 18, 2020, exactly one year to the date of ground breaking, and brought 200 jobs to the area. Buc-ee's chose Warner Robins as the location of its first Georgia store for its central location between Atlanta and Florida, its fast population growth as well as the presence of Robins Air Force Base. īuc-ee's broke ground on its first store in Georgia in Warner Robins near the interchange of Interstate 75 and Russell Parkway on November 18, 2019. Īnd in June 2019, Buc-ee's broke ground on a second Alabama location, to be located along Interstate 20 in Leeds, not far from Barber Motorsports Park. In January 2018, Buc-ee's broke ground on what became its first location outside of Texas, in Baldwin County, Alabama. Augustine location opened first on February 23, 2021, and the Daytona location opened on March 22, 2021. Since the announcement of the Daytona Beach location, Buc-ee's also announced a new location to be built near St. However, delays in the project pushed the construction date to sometime in 2021. On April 12, 2017, Buc-ee's announced that it would open their first convenience store/gas station outside of Texas in Daytona Beach, Florida, located on the north side of LPGA Boulevard across from Tanger Outlets, just east of Interstate 95 and immediately west of Stonewood Grill & Tavern (formerly Vince Carter's). The location was expected to open in early 2017 however, on October 4, 2016, Buc-ee's announced that the plans for the Baton Rouge location had been terminated. On March 8, 2016, Buc-ee's announced a possible first location outside of the state of Texas would be located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The store is located off New Davis Road and U.S. The third DFW location opened in Denton, Texas, on October 29, 2018.īuc-ee's broke ground on another North Texas location in Melissa, Texas, on February 5, 2018.
The store is located in far northern Fort Worth, across the street from Texas Motor Speedway. The second Buc-ee's in the Metroplex opened on May 23, 2016. The space was to be ready by the early part of 2016. The "partial headquarters" would house legal and human resources departments of the company. In September 2015, it was announced that at least part of Buc-ee's corporate operations would move to office space at Pearland Town Center. The travel center is located three miles west of Tanger Outlets on Interstate 20. Īfter significant expansion in the Greater Houston area and Central Texas, the first Buc-ee's in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex opened in Terrell, Texas, on June 22, 2015. The New Braunfels, Texas store was named the 2012 "Best Restroom in America" by Cintas. It also offers tubing and water gear for enjoying the nearby Guadalupe River. The store features 120 fueling positions, 1,000 parking spots, 64 ice freezers, 83 toilets, 31 cash registers, four Icee machines, and 80 fountain dispensers.
The New Braunfels location is the largest convenience store in the world at 68,000 square feet (6,300 m 2). In 2012, Buc-ee's opened its largest travel center in New Braunfels, Texas, on Interstate 35. Buc-ee's are large stores with fuel pumps that range from 80 to 120 fueling positions for gas and diesel (some stores include Ethanol Free and DEF) and a large selection of jerky, pastries, fresh sandwiches, tacos, Dippin' Dots, fudge and other items. īuc-ee's expanded and opened its first travel center in Luling, Texas, in 2001. Aplin was born in Southeast Texas, with his father originating from, and grandparents residing in, Harrisonburg, Louisiana. Aplin formed the name Buc-ee's by combining his childhood nickname the name of his Labrador Retriever, Buck as well as the appeal of Ipana toothpaste's animated mascot, Bucky the beaver. Founder Arch "Beaver" Aplin opened his first store as partners in Clute, Texas in 1982 (it is still open).