"Last week, the Yurok Economic Development Corporation (the economic branch of the Yurok Tribe) announced that the Shoreline Fuel Mart in Orick will close on Jan. 1. Its absence will create a roughly 40-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 101 between Trinidad and Klamath without a fueling station for an unknown period. Orick is a gateway town to Redwood National and State Parks."
""The store has experienced multiple acts of vandalism and ongoing issues related to aging and failing equipment," the Yurok Economic Development Corporation wrote in a statemen t. "... Every reasonable effort was made to sustain safe and reliable operations under difficult circumstances." In 2020, the Yurok Tribe purchased the Shoreline Fuel Mart site with plans to modernize it. The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded a $6 million grant to build a new mart."
Orick will lose its only gas station, the Shoreline Fuel Mart, when it closes on Jan. 1, creating a roughly 40-mile gap on U.S. Highway 101 between Trinidad and Klamath. The Yurok Economic Development Corporation cited multiple acts of vandalism and aging, failing equipment as reasons for closure despite efforts to maintain safe, reliable operations. The Yurok Tribe purchased the site in 2020 and secured a $6 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to build a new mart; the project remains on track with design expected in spring 2026. Drivers and residents are advised to plan fuel carefully; local tow companies could provide limited roadside refueling.
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