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The Morongo Band of Mission Indians has opened the Morongo Travel Center, a 32-pump discount gas station.
The station, behind the tribe’s first gas station at Morongo Trail and Thunder Road, covers 6.7 acres and includes a dog park, car wash, slot machines and a convenience store, according to a statement released Wednesday.
The 24-hour facility also offers a bank of electric vehicle charging stations, eight Tesla superchargers, RV dumping, propane fills, six high-speed diesel truck pumps and diesel exhaust fluid.
The Morongo Travel Center is expected to create about 30 jobs, adding to the estimated 2,500 jobs the tribe already provides. It’s the latest phase in the tribe’s master planned development of retail, hospitality and service offerings along Interstate 10 in Cabazon, where the tribe is based.
In-N-Out Burger, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Chipotle, Cold Stone Creamery, Panda Express and Hadley Fruit Orchards are already located there, according to the statement.
