{"id":421403,"date":"2026-08-02T04:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/421403\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T04:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:14:16","slug":"new-palm-springs-gas-station-with-cheap-fuel-opened-by-agua-caliente-band-of-cahuilla-indians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/421403\/","title":{"rendered":"New Palm Springs gas station with cheap fuel opened by Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians"},"content":{"rendered":"

California drivers crushed by sky-high gas prices <\/a>are getting a rare break, thanks to a Native American tribe opening a new fuel stop.<\/p>\n

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians opened its second Agua Caliente Fuel station on Saturday in Palm Springs, with pump prices already matching the city\u2019s cheapest gas and undercutting California\u2019s eye-popping statewide average<\/a>.<\/p>\n

California drivers crushed by sky-high gas prices are getting a rare break, thanks to a Native American tribe opening a new fuel stop. Agua Caliente Casinos<\/p>\n

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians opened its second Agua Caliente Fuel station on Saturday in Palm Springs, with pump prices already matching the city\u2019s cheapest gas and undercutting California\u2019s eye-popping statewide average. Agua Caliente Casinos<\/p>\n

Posted prices Friday showed regular unleaded at $5.13 a gallon, with mid-grade at $5.38, premium at $5.63 and diesel at $6.03. <\/p>\n

If those prices hold through opening day, they\u2019ll be tied for the lowest in Palm Springs, according to The Desert Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new station sits at the corner of Dinah Shore Drive and Lawrence Crossley Road and follows the runaway success of the tribe\u2019s first Agua Caliente Fuel location, which opened near its Rancho Mirage casino in 2021.<\/p>\n

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That station has become famous for bargain prices, often drawing long lines of drivers as California gas costs have surged in recent months following the fallout from the Iran war.<\/p>\n

Unlike traditional gas stations, revenue from Agua Caliente Fuel goes straight into the tribe\u2019s treasury, funding public services, infrastructure projects, community programs and distributions to tribal members.<\/p>\n

Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage<\/p>\n

The tax picture is also different.<\/p>\n

Because federally recognized tribes are sovereign nations, fuel sold at tribal stations falls under a split tax system. <\/p>\n

The federal government collects fuel taxes on every gallon sold, while California receives little from the fuel itself.<\/p>\n

The tribe is also organized under federal law and isn\u2019t required to publicly disclose financial records, tax returns or profit margins to the state, the public or federal agencies.<\/p>\n

The timing couldn\u2019t be better for motorists.<\/p>\n

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Vision Agua Claiente<\/p>\n

According to GasBuddy, California\u2019s average gas price stands at $5.65 per gallon, the highest in the nation and over $1.50 above the national average of $4.10. Meanwhile, Indiana holds the lowest statewide average at $3.56, closely followed by Texas at $3.59. <\/p>\n

The Palm Springs station won\u2019t just sell gas.<\/p>\n

The 9,500-square-foot building includes a convenience store and a 2,900-square-foot gaming area with 90 slot machines, more than double the 43 machines at the Rancho Mirage location. <\/p>\n

Like its predecessor, it features 24 fuel pumps.<\/p>\n

The tribe isn\u2019t stopping there. <\/p>\n

A third Agua Caliente Fuel station is already under construction between Cathedral City\u2019s civic center district and the tribe\u2019s Cathedral City casino, although no opening date has been announced.<\/p>\n

The expansion adds to a growing network of tribal-owned gas stations across the Coachella Valley, joining Shelee\u2019s Travel Center in Coachella and the Morongo Travel Center in Cabazon.<\/p>\n

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