Georgia has quietly become one of Buc-ee’s strongest states outside Texas.
The chain currently has three Georgia locations, according to Buc-ee’s official location list: Brunswick, Calhoun/Adairsville, and Warner Robins/Fort Valley. That already gives Georgia a larger Buc-ee’s footprint than many states and puts it near the center of the chain’s Southeast expansion strategy.
Each Georgia location serves a different travel market.
The Brunswick store catches I-95 drivers near the coast, including travelers heading between Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. At 74,000 square feet, it is Georgia’s largest Buc-ee’s and the newest of the three, having opened July 1, 2025. The Calhoun-area location serves north Georgia and I-75 traffic between Atlanta and Chattanooga. The Warner Robins/Fort Valley store gives central Georgia a Buc-ee’s presence and catches drivers moving between Macon, Perry, and south Georgia.
That spread is exactly how Buc-ee’s likes to grow.
The company does not build small neighborhood gas stations. It chooses major highway corridors where it can pull in tourists, road-trippers, commuters, sports fans, and curious locals all at once.
Now Georgia is getting another one — and it is already underway.
A fourth Buc-ee’s broke ground on April 7, 2026 in Monroe County, near Forsyth, along I-75. CEO Arch “Beaver” Aplin III himself attended the groundbreaking ceremony. The 74,000-square-foot travel center is located near Exit 181, at 1080 Rumble Road, and will offer 100 fueling positions. The project is expected to bring at least 200 full-time jobs, with Aplin telling local media the figure could reach 250-plus high-paying positions. Construction is targeting a March 2027 opening, with major road improvements paid for by Buc-ee’s.
The Monroe County location matters because I-75 is one of Georgia’s most important travel routes. The new store will sit between Atlanta and Macon, roughly 30 miles north of the existing Warner Robins/Fort Valley location, and could pull from vacation traffic, Florida-bound drivers, college families, and anyone moving through the middle of the state.
It also fills in a useful gap — and addresses a problem Buc-ee’s is happy to have.
Joyce White, president of the Development Authority of Monroe County, told local media the new store is partly designed to relieve congestion at the Warner Robins store. “It’s so packed, and Buc-ee’s cares about the experience that an individual has that comes into their store,” White said. In other words, Buc-ee’s is so successful in Georgia that the chain needs another location just to handle overflow.
Georgia already has Buc-ee’s coverage in the north, central-ish, and coastal parts of the state. Monroe County will strengthen the I-75 spine and make Buc-ee’s even harder to avoid for travelers crossing Georgia.
The current count: three Georgia Buc-ee’s are open.
The next milestone: a fourth is under construction in Monroe County, targeting March 2027.
At this point, Georgia is no longer just another Buc-ee’s expansion state. It is becoming one of the chain’s key East Coast strongholds.
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