Discover The Best Colorado Orchards Near Grand Junction

Several Colorado orchards around Grand Junction are stocked with fresh apples that are ready for use in all of your favorite fall recipes. Orchards, Farmstands, and family farms offer a variety of apples this time of year, and to get them all you need to do is ask.

Do you know where to go for some of the best apples around Grand Junction? Keep reading to learn more about five orchards located just minutes from town.

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A Great Place To Grow

The Grand Valley has been a fantastic place for farmers to grow fruit due to the balance of cold and warm weather days, the number of sunlight hours per day, and soil type. Growing fruit above an elevation of about 6,000 feet increases fruit sugar, making the Western Slope a great place for several types of orchards.

Fresh Colorado Apples

Granny Smith, Red and Golden Delicious, and Gala apples are some of the best varieties grown in Western Colorado. These apples are perfect for eating, baking into pies, or covering them with caramel and nuts.

Get Em While You Can

The orchards around Grand Junction featured in the gallery below encourage everyone to pick up the phone and call ahead for fall hours and to find out what's available. We've got the contact info below.

Several orchards host special events in October to bring out the crowds by offering corn mazes, hayrides, and even a few haunted attractions, in addition to bushels and bushels of apples.

5 Easy To Find Orchards Just Minutes From Grand Junction

Fresh apples are ready for the Grand Valley this October. Keep reading to take a closer look at five different orchards minutes away from Grand Junction that offer fresh fruit and produce this fall.

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