South Lake Tahoe has the highest gasoline prices in Northern California, according to AAA.

The price on average is $3.23 a gallon, while the lowest is in Marysville at $2.71 per gallon.

“Gas prices in California are the highest they’ve been in nearly five years,” John Moreno, spokesman for AAA Northern California, said in a statement. “While national gas prices are declining, on the West Coast, refinery maintenance and the process of switching to summer-blend gasoline is continuing to have an impact on prices.”

This week the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in California reached $3. Nationally the average is $2.92.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report