Palisade Peaches
Colorado's most famous fruit — tree-ripened peaches from the Grand Valley near Palisade, with a short, celebrated season each summer.
Region
Palisade / Grand Valley (Mesa County)
Spice Level
🌶️ (1/5)
Diet
Vegetarian
Where to Try
Orchard stands on the Fruit and Wine Byway near Palisade, farm-to-table restaurants in the Grand Valley, and farmers markets across Denver in August.
Palisade peaches are Colorado's best-known agricultural product, grown in the Grand Valley of western Colorado near the town of Palisade. The region's hot days, cool nights, and mineral-rich soil produce exceptionally sweet, juicy peaches. The season runs from mid-August through September and is celebrated with the Palisade Peach Festival. Peach orchards sell direct to the public, and the fruit appears across Colorado menus — sliced in salads, grilled with pork, baked into pies, and brewed into hard cider and beer. The stone fruit identity of the Grand Valley also includes cherries, apricots, and nectarines from the same growing region.