Palisade, Colorado

About Palisade

Set in the western part of Colorado, Palisade is a small town with an estimated population of 2,600.

Palisade holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.19 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,185 residents per square mile.

📰 Palisade News Today

• Grand Junction vs. Palisade: Colorado High School Softball, Oct. 9, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 8
• Western Colorado history fair returns to Palisade on Saturday KKCO 11 News · Oct 10
• Peaches put this town on the map. The Colorado River drought could wipe it all away. The Washington Post · Sep 26
• Steamboat Springs vs. Palisade: Colorado High School Football, Oct. 8, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 8
• Peaches pay the bills for Western Colorado farmers, but drought makes their future uncertain Marketplace.org · Aug 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Colorado headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Palisade Unique

• Positioned in western Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Palisade

• 357 Bar & Grill — burger (café)
• Fidel's Cocina and Bar — mexican
• 13 Brix — french
• Copeka Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Diorio's Pizza & Subs
• Palisade Pizza and PourHouse — pizza
• Pêche — american
• Slopeside cafe — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Blue Pig · Art gallery
• Lands End Observatory · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Palisade

• Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Little Book Cliffs Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Peach Bowl Park reviews ★
• River Bend Park reviews ★
• Rose Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Palisade

• Palisade High School
• Taylor Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Palisade

🏘️ Nearby Communities