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What can you say about this spot that probably hasn’t been said already. The great James Dean’s last stop. Service is friendly. Great snacks to pick up for your road trip. Get out, stretch your legs and enjoy the view. My favorite snacks are the assorted flavored. pistachios.

A little stop on the way to or from Paso Robles on Hwy 46. They have local items such as pistachios and almonds for sale.
You can enter or exit from Hwy 46 which is probably a good thing so it is safer.
They have restrooms there if you can’t wait as well.

Clean… great travel stop! They have lots of different nuts and trail mix for sale, a fudge bar which I have not taken advantage of… still on that diet but I feel every time I walk by I’m gaining a pound just by looking at it. There is also a place to order burgers, sandwiches and fries!

Needed a rest stop, very clean restrooms and store with all varieties of homemade and natural goodies: syrups, jams, pickles, snacks and james dean and Marilyn Monroe collectables. Also interesting historic info. Gas was very pricey but was everywhere here.
Bought some of their homemade fudge (made with real cream and real butter), yummy.

The restrooms didn’t have toilet paper in any stalls. The toilets look like they never been cleaned. When I brought it to the staff attention they kicked me off the property with profanity.

Great almonds. creepy fixtures. Interesting drive with James Dean and all.

Gas station out on 46 isn’t quite as cool as the store inside, but it was still pretty neat to be traveling and come up on a giant James Dean poster. We needed gas anyhow so we stopped. The prices were reasonable given the middle-​of-​nowhereness feeling, still about $ 0.50 cents higher than what we pay in the Bay Area, but so is nearby Paso Robles.
The pumps were generally empty. It was us and one or two other cars. Clean area, no smell (sometimes small towns have weird smells)… ButtonWillow anyone? Overall just a great gas station with some interesting history.

When there is nothing in sight in all directions this becomes a must stop. As I drive this road probably twenty times a year, I ALWAYS stop and buy something. To keep these remote gems open means each of us buying something. The massive selection of pistachios, almonds, and other nuts in all kinds of flavors is always a good start, Then the jams and jellies top it off. The James Dean Memorabilia is cool if you are a fan of the era. There have been times over the years that I was extremely pleased that this store was here. The clean restrooms are waiting, and just pick up a little something for the toll!
I give five star as it is the best for miles as you can clearly see when you step outside.

Stopped at the gas station to use the bathroom and was pleasantly surprised by what i found. This was, so it seems, James Deans’ «last stop» before the car accident that killed him about 20 miles away. The mannequins in the store are creepy! But there Are a lot of local goods for sale, which makes it a great stop. I stocked up on jams (pumkin butter!!!) and nuts. They also sell homemade fudge.

Gas was definitely needed on our way home from up north and this so happened to be the only gas station in the area. In fact, we almost bypassed this place because it was so expensive, but for some reason we just had to go inside.
Just your average gas station. The inside is huge but not enough stuff being sold to fill the place up. There’s even a fudge place and a diner inside here. Signs adorn the walls inside telling customers that only paying customers can use the bathrooms and urging customers to buy stuff so they can keep the place open. Really, really tacky. But I’ll continue.
We noticed lots of James Dean stuff. Lots of old stuff. Lots of locally grown stuff being sold also, all put in ziploc baggies that have been completely sealed so you can’t open the bags to sample anything, they ask you if you want them to cut the bag open for you, which you should do if you want to be able to seal the bag back up. And some sort of a replica doll of someone sitting at the diner. We really didn’t put two and two together at that time.
We got some gas, a Red Bull and some toffee almonds, which were so good they made me sick. Upon getting back on the road, I gave the label on the almonds a read. The last stop that James Dean made before that fateful crash. Wow. Totally historical in my opinion. Just to think that we would have rolled right through there but something lured us in. Crazy. Once I found all that out, the fact that this place was extremely overpriced sort of went over my head and I didn’t care anymore. I really like those special places that you can one day say you went to.

The gas station is average; there’s nothing to Unilocal about. However, the true surprise is what you’ll find inside what seems to be a converted warehouse… James Dean memorabilia galore! Apparently this was James Dean’s «last stop» before he died in 1955 from a head-​on car crash about 25 miles down highway 46 (google the story if you are so inclined).
For those who love nuts, they carry a wide variety of them… cashews, trail mixes, pistachios etc. Let it be noted, however, that they are packed in Zip Lock bags albeit very tightly sealed bags. Hey, I have no issues with the little guys telling the FDA to kiss their rear ends. Power to the People!