The highest gas prices in the lower 48 states, is next door to Douglas County in South Lake Tahoe where the average price for gasoline is $3.41.
Gas prices in downtown Gardnerville-Minden averaged $3.03 on Tuesday as prices continued to inch upward this week, according to information released by the Automobile Association of America.
Prices ranged from $3.19 to $2.88 in town.
The average price in Carson City is $3.02, an increase of 6 cents according to the auto club's monthly report. That average is the lowest reported for Northern Nevada, with Reno and Sparks averaging $3.16 and Elko at $3.21.
The statewide average is $2.97, while the national average is $2.78.
Nevada has the fourth highest gas prices in the continental United States.
