First-ever Wawa Travel Center to open in North Carolina this month with free truck parking, CAT Scale

Convenience store chain Wawa will open the company’s first-ever Travel Center in Hope Mills, North Carolina, later this month.

Wawa announced that the company’s Hope Mills Travel Center, located at 630 Chicken Foot Road, will officially open for business on August 28, 2025.

Wawa called the opening of the first-ever travel center an “historic milestone” in company history.

Amenities at the Wawa Travel Center will include:

• 8,000 square foot store
• Six high-speed diesel fueling lanes
• CAT Scale
• Free truck parking
• Pet relief area
• Interior and exterior seating areas

“We are thrilled to pilot this new format in Hope Mills and believe this new travel center model is a great way to bring Wawa to customers while serving a need to the travelers,” said John Poplawski, Wawa Chief Real Estate Officer. “Not only will our Wawa Travel Center meet the fueling needs of professional drivers, but our store will offer the freshest of food, beverages, conveniences and the friendliest flock of associates, while also remaining a community hub for local friends and neighbors to enjoy.”

Wawa is privately-held and operates 1,100 convenience retail stores in twelve states and Washington, DC.