Find Cheapest Gas Prices In Towson Area For Thanksgiving Travel

TOWSON, MD — This Thanksgiving, we can be thankful for steady gas prices in Maryland.

According to AAA Mid-Atlantic, Wednesday's regular gas price average in Maryland is $2.48 — a cent up from last week's average of $2.47. It's also lower than the $2.59 national average and is similar to the $2.45 state average from last Thanksgiving.

While Maryland's average gas price is below the national average, the price of gas in Baltimore County hovers just below the state average.

According to AAA estimates, Wednesday's regular gas price in Baltimore County is $2.45. Wicomico County has the lowest gas price average at $2.41, while Allegany County has the highest average at $2.72.

"AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates that nearly 1.35 million Washington, D.C. metro area residents will travel 50 miles or more Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with 1.2 million traveling by car, representing 91 percent of all holiday travelers," said AAA spokesperson John Townsend. "This will mark the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2005. For the majority of Americans, AAA expects gas prices to be fairly similar to last year's Thanksgiving holiday."

If you're filling up the tank on the way to Thanksgiving dinner, you may want to consider which areas have the lowest prices.

MarylandGasPrices.com has compiled a list of gas stations in the Towson area and their gas prices. Here are some of the cheaper gas prices (for regular unleaded) in the area, as of Tuesday:

• Wawa, 1300 E Joppa Rd & Lasalle Rd: $2.37
• Royal Farms, 1525 E Joppa Rd & Pleasant Plains Rd: $2.39
• BP, 1601 E Joppa Rd & Pleasant Plains Rd: $2.39
• Marathon, 1613 E Joppa Rd near Pleasant Plains Rd: $2.39
• Carroll Motor Fuels, 900 E Taylor Ave & Pleasant Plains Rd (CASH): $2.39
• BP, 6901 Loch Raven Blvd & Taylor Ave (CASH): $2.41

Other gas stations in the area:

• BP, 1500 York Rd & Seminary Ave, Lutherville-Timonium (CASH): $2.31
• Carroll Motor Fuels, 5627 York Rd & Benninghaus Rd, North Baltimore (CASH): $2.35
• Oceanic, 1501 York Rd & Seminary Ave, Lutherville-Timonium: $2.35

You can check out where else you can find the lowest gas prices here.