Travel Centers of America

Great store. Video games for kids. Great staff. Big variety of merchandise. No complains highly recommend this store for your stop

Much needed on a long drive. Fuel wasn’t cheap but also wasn’t expensive. Worth I to stop for 5 minutes and calm a screaming baby, and let all family use clean restrooms before getting back on the road to home!

This is always my go-​to pit stop when my family and I would travel to SoCal. The bathrooms are clean, and there are other things conveniently located nearby for restaurants. This place is a great place to get gas and snacks or any things you may have forgotten at home.
Warning though: most things located around here are overpriced because there’s not much competition with any other chain restaurants.
The Megbus makes their midway stop here for half an hour. If you’re going to grab something to eat at the Taco Bell here, order first then use the restroom while you wait for your order– it can get pretty crowded because there’s multiple buses that usually make pit stops here.

This place is just ok. If you’re looking for a quick place to use the restroom and get some chips and fuel it’s fine. Anything else sucks. My husband is a truck driver and the way they have the lines set up to get your fuel receipts, showers, transflo, food etc is all mixed up. We got in line to grab showers and the lady told us that the line started the next row over. No biggie, but then we go over to see there’s two lines and a random group of people being jumbled and bounced back and forth because they didn’t set up separate lines for trucker needs, hot food, etc. It’s not that difficult!
Secondly the showers were mediocre. How are you charging for a shower with a sticker that says «hospital grade clean,» when there’s hair in the shower and dust along the back of the toilet seat? At least there wasn’t a wait for the showers. But it would’ve been nice to have the screen indicating what number shower you have since it’s not on the receipt.
Parking was pretty good. We got here early enough to get a spot. It’s more of a medium/​large lot.

This is my favorite and only place I stop during my road trips to SoCal.
The gas is one of the cheapest along the way at the Mobil gas station.
The TA has VERY clean restrooms and none of the snacks are over priced. On top of that, they have a 7 – 11 type of section that has doughnuts, slushies, etc.
It’s also connected to a taco bell and pizza hut express that often has promotions for cheap pizza. If you’re really trying to take your time to SoCal, a Country Pride restaurant is also connected to this place. I’ve never tried it so I’m not sure how good it is.

Clean, clean, clean! I saw the staff constantly cleaning the bathrooms and when you step in it actually smells «clean» and you are not disgusted by dirty bathroom smell and specks! A good place to stop when you travel from no cal to so cal!
They even have a game room in the back room with very dated game systems but I thought it’s very funny and kinda cute!

Clean, friendly, not scary, other stuff near by. like Starbocks and a country restaurant.
Stopped here twice last weekend. on the way down to Phx and on the way back.
Bathrooms were clean. easy access to and from the freeway.
Other reviews are pretty spot on.
Did not have a prob with soap running out or anything like that. Just grabbed gas, snacks and drinks and were on our way again.

A semi clean place to use the restroom and grab a snack.
The hubby and I usually go somewhere else but we weren’t driving.
Overall I have been to much worse– fortunately I had hand sanitizer (they had run out of bathroom soap)… the coffee machine (fake cappuccino) also wasn’t working…
I suggest to pass and go somewhere else unless absolutely can’t wait

When in Buttonwillow, if we aren’t here, we are hitting the drive-​through at Starbucks across the street. This is a great place to fuel up, go potty, and grab munchies and beverages for the road! The store is loaded with all kinds of stuff, if you have the time to browse around. If you need to get off the road for a bite, you can sit down and enjoy a meal at the Country Pride restaurant or grab a slice and/​or some tacos from Taco Bell/​Pizza Hut and hit the road for an easy meal on-​the-​go! We have yet to hit this place during a super busy time of the day, but from all our recent experiences… It’s always stress free and a quick stop-​and-​go! 3 Stars!

The salad bar and actual non-​fast-​food was a good change of pace from the usual stuff. The place is clean and the servers are good.

The cheapest gas in Buttonwillow. Plus they have a big convenient store and clean bathrooms. Great place to stop on the long drive from Southern California to Northern California. And there is a Starbucks right across the street.

Free Ice & Eclipse Gum!
SITREP
Sometimes my needs are simple while I’m on the freeway.
THE SETUP
On this occasion, the heat was getting to me along the 5, and the A/​C is not always up to par. I needed to get some ice to cool down (up?) my Pepsi and this was the exit coming up.
ICE
Cool policy I’m discovering with all of the Travel Center’s I’ve been hitting: if you have your own sport bottle or cup, the ice is FREE. (I like that! They charge me a quarter or 50 cents inside the limits of L.A. or San Francisco).
GUM
I chew it like it’s going out of style, and on this occasion I didn’t have the presence of mind to get a trip in to Costco to grab the big pack of Eclipse sugar free gum. Luckily for me, they had the double-​pack for $ 1.50 which lasted me the whole weekend (and then some — what’s today, Tuesday? I’m still chewing on it and have a few pieces to spare).
THE LOWDOWN
Great stop to refresh your needs.

Gas stop with three restaurant options; Taco Bell Pizza Hut and an American food café. Clean bathrooms so all is good

The only stop that I’ll pee at; even if I really have to go. The hold is worth it!
Super clean bathroom, lots of snacks and food!

The understanding and help the two young ladies, Karla and her working partner, that helped me today when I had left my purse at home, was wonderful. Please let them know they were so helpful!!! My situation was made easier by their patience.
–Judy (Maggie’s mother)

This is THE place to stop when driving between SF and LA. They’re open all the time and their bathrooms are kept pretty clean, especially for a gas station! They have a convenience store and fast food places on site in case you get hungry on your way.

I have grown to love Travel Centers through the course of driving back and forth from Northern California to Southern California several times. Travel Centers have everything you need from a stop when on a long road trip! Food, Gas, Restrooms and more — all in one place.
This particular location is smaller than others I have been to but still has everything a traveler needs.
Food: There is a restaurant if you would like to sit down and eat. There is also a Taco Bell & Pizza Hut Express, if you want something quicker.
Restrooms: All restrooms that I have been to at Travel Centers are clean. This one is right up there with the best. I also took a photo to show how nice they are because I KNOW how hard it is to find a decent restroom on a road trip. Trust me, you will want to stop here versus an random gas station. Plan stops ahead if possible!
Gas: This location has Mobil Gas. The gas pumps and filling area are kept nice and clean. I am not sure if the pricing is competitive or not. The prices were reasonable enough for me and I’ll take it especially if I can get everything I need in one stop.
I would definitely recommend this Travel Center for a road trip.
Just a note: There is a bigger Travel Center in Arvin with more food options — if you have a bigger party — but if not, stop by this location, it’s just as good!

I have been stopping here on my trips between Orange County and Sacramento for many years now. This is usually where I fill up on gas and use the facilities. Why do I always stop here instead of any other rest stop? I’ll tell you why, THE CLEANEST BATHROOMS. It is always stocked with toilet paper and paper towels, no trash on the floor, and the individual stalls are very clean. Never again will I stop at a creepy, dirty bathroom at a gas station when I know that this awaits me in Buttonwillow.
If you need a coffee fix, there’s a Starbucks across the street and a McDonalds nearby to get your Iced Coffee. =]

This place is absolutely wonderful for so many reasons. I was on my way back down from San Jose and I was pushing my car close to empty. When I stopped on this exit, there were several gas stations and I had to choose one. I went searching through all the prices for each station. Shell’s looked the cheapest but they trick you by putting in small letters «Cash/​Shell Card» for the lower prices, meaning you’ll pay at least $ 0.20 more each gallon if you pay with anything else. The 76’s price on their billboard didn’t match their pump at all. So when I pulled up to Travel Center’s Mobil gas pump, I was thrilled to see it was exactly the price they advertised and was cheaper than anything I’ve seen in the last 300 miles (and consequently, 200 miles after as well). It was whilst I was pumping gas that I started to realize how great this place was.
The Greatness
— The squegees they use aren’t all raggedy and broken. They work well and even better, the water they’re in is actual SOAP water. None of this crappy, dirty water to clean your windshields. You’ll actually get a good clean at this place!
— I went inside to use the restroom and it wasn’t just clean, it had marble tiles on the walls. Don’t believe me, look at the picture I posted up. It has stainless steel stalls, coat hangers, and actual paper towels so you don’t have to try and blow your face clean after washing it. And if there’s something you don’t like, the manager left her card next to the exit so you can tell her your complaints. That’s attention to detail!
— This place not only has a huge convenience store located inside, but they also have a Taco Bell Express and full on restaurant attached to it, with an All You Can Eat buffet. What the math?! That’s great! Multiple choices in one convenient location.
— I had my own personal water bottle with me that I’ve been drinking throughout the drive. I didn’t know if it would fly, but I decided to ask the Taco Bell worker anyways if I could fill up my bottle with water from their soda fountain machine. She smiled and said, «Sure». Now I know that’s a little thing, but to someone who just wants some cold, refreshing, free water, that simple act could bring tears to your eyes.
— CHEAP, QUALITY GAS!
— You don’t feel like you’ll get mugged here. Safety first.
Cons
— NONE! Okay, maybe in the strange, off-​chance-​eclipse-​of-​the-​moon, you get some cranky service or there’s a long line for the restroom because you followed a tour bus all the way to this place. I really can’t think of anything else. Place is the bee’s knees.
So, if you find yourself going down the 5 for a long trip, make sure you stop here to get gas and some refreshments. Honestly, you won’t regret it. It’s a much better stop than almost anywhere else along the way. DO IT!

We stopped here as a pit stop on our way back home to Southern California from San Francisco.
Around the travel center are motels and restaurants but this place was huge. It included a mini pizza hut, taco bell, restaurant with salad bar and a mini mart for all you car and travel needs.
You might even see an Asian tour bus on the Golden Tour through California.
Make sure you use the restroom before they do or prepare to wait and wait for long time.