High prices
Meanwhile, gas prices continue to rise.
On Friday, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Los Angeles County was $4.31, up $1.22 from a year earlier, according to price tracker GasBuddy.com. That mirrored Wednesday’s price. But prior to that, the last time L.A. County’s average topped that level was in October 2012 when it reached
On Tuesday, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Los Angeles County was $4.30, up $1.23 from a year earlier, according to price tracker GasBuddy. com. Prices were similarly high in Orange County and the Inland Empire.
an all-time high of nearly $4.71 a gallon.
Prices are similarly high in other regions of Southern
California.
Orange County averaged $4.27 a gallon Friday, while San Bernardino County averaged $4.20 and Riverside County stood at $4.22 a gallon.
Karen Ellis of Castaic is planning an upcoming day trip to Santa Barbara. And with gas prices as high as they are, she alters her driving habits.
“I try to keep my foot off the gas and not accelerate too fast, but that irritates the people behind you,” she said. “I go to Costco, and last week I got gas for $3.59 a gallon. Plus, I get 4% off with my Costco credit card.”
The top five Independence Day destinations for Southern California travelers are Las Vegas, San Diego, Zion/Bryce Canyon national parks, Grand Canyon National Park and Yosemite National Park.
Jen Moyse, a senior director at the online trip planner TripIt, said the company’s