Pinon Hills residents continue efforts to halt the construction of the Maverik Oasis Road Project, which will sit on nearly 9 acres at the southwest corner of Oasis Road and Highway 138.
The project includes a 5,637-square-foot convenience store, 10 fuel dispensing islands for standard vehicles and four for commercial vehicles.
Residents divided
Residents are divided over the project, with some saying the fuel center would be a convenient place to purchase gas, food, propane and other items.
Others, like Karen Mallory, claim the project will increase traffic, crime and pollution, while creating unsafe driving conditions, destroying the rural lifestyle and “being too large” for the small area.
The estimated population of Pinnon Hills is just over 7,100, while nearby Phelan is home to just over 19,000 residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
“Once you let a small company build here, others will follow and that’s not good,” Mallory told the Daily Press. “We don’t want that gas station here.”
Raymond Hernandez said he welcomes the Maverik station and the convenience of getting breakfast and gas a few miles from his house before heading to work.
“I’m all for the new gas station,” Hernandez said. “The faster it’s built, the better.”
Residents are still requesting the county to halt the project.
Meanwhile, the public comment period on the project declaration ended on Sept. 15, 2026, according to the County of San Bernardino Land Use Service Department.
Stop Maverik petition
The Keep Pinon Hills Rural Facebook page includes mention of the “Stop the Maverik fueling station truck stop project in Pinon Hills” petition on Change.org, which has gained 704 “verified signatures” as of May 11, 2026.
The portion of the petition, started by Ann Hale, claims the truck stop directly affects crucial aspects of our community’s livelihood and wellbeing. One “critical concern” is the increase in traffic, particularly around Pinon Hills Elementary School, which stands to compromise the safety of our children, the petition stated.
The petition claims the influx of heavy truck traffic will congest roads and raise “significant concerns for pedestrian safety and the accessibility of essential services like the Post Office.”
“The project threatens to unleash noise pollution, as well as light and air pollution, into our serene community,” the petition claims. “These factors would diminish the quality of life that we currently enjoy.”
Victorville’s Maverik station
In December 2024, a Maverik 44-pump fuel station opened on Mariposa Road near the LaMesa/Nisqualli Overpass and the First Assembly of God Church in Victorville, east of Interstate 15.
When opened, Victorville’s Maverik’s 9,082-square-foot convenience store on 5.22 acres included the BonFire Grill, where dishes are prepared fresh daily, such as burritos, sandwiches, pizzas and cookies.
The shop offers thousands of convenience store products, coffee blends from around the world, Frazil drinks and a variety of self-serve soft drink products.
Under one outside canopy, 24 pumps serve standard vehicles, while a separate canopy has 20 pumps for diesel-powered vehicles like semi-trucks, buses and more.
The fuel center has a truck scale and an RV dump station. Two access and egress points for the center are available along Mariposa Road, between the church and the travel center.
About Maverik
Utah-based Maverik has more than 400 locations and is growing across Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, the company stated.
There are five Maverik stations in Northern California and three in Southern California, including the Victorville location.
Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on X @DP_ReneDeLaCruz
This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Residents continue opposition of Maverik Fueling Station in Pinon Hills
Reporting by Rene Ray De La Cruz, Victorville Daily Press / Victorville Daily Press
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