Palisade Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Mesa County, Colorado, United States
About Palisade
Founded in 1904, Palisade is an area of breathtaking beauty and agricultural bounty. Named for the austere and dramatic stone palisades of Mesa Verde Sandstone and Mancos Shale north of town, this sleepy farming community is surrounded by mesas of all shapes and sizes. Looming in front of the town are the dun-colored bluffs of the Bookcliffs, also known as the Palisades. The Bookcliffs form many different pillars, boulders and hoodoos that balance in seemingly impossible positions along Interstate 70. Palisade is peach country, home to the eponymous Palisade Peach. Over 75 percent of Colorado's wine grapes come from Palisade, and the town is home to over a dozen wineries. Most visitors come in the summer months, or early fall when the grapes are being harvested. The best times to visit Pal
Where to Eat in Palisade
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Inari’s Palisade Bistro
Where to Stay in Palisade
- 🏨A DiVine Thyme B & B
- 🏨Colorado Wine Country Inn
- 🏨Dreamcatcher Bed and Breakfast
- 🏨Palisade Wine Valley Inn
Palisade Travel Guide Sections
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