Gas prices near 85718

The Catalina Foothills is Tucson's wealthiest quarter, a hillside of custom and multi-million-dollar homes climbing toward the mountains, anchored by the upscale La Encantada shops at Skyline and Campbell. Affluent and low-density, it was never laid out around the hunt for cheap fuel.

Stations are spread thin across the Foothills, sitting along Ina Road, Skyline Drive, and the major north-south streets like Campbell, Swan, and Craycroft. With little head-to-head competition up in the hills, these pumps generally run higher than the stations down on the valley floor, where the volume and rivalry are greater.

Most residents simply factor that into their routine. Heading down toward River Road or Oracle for errands, they fill up there, where the busier commercial corridors and the grocery fuel centers keep the prices honest rather than buying at the convenience of a hillside corner. Even the stations near La Encantada lean on their setting, so the savvy move is treating the Foothills pumps as a backup rather than the default.