We attended Palisade, Colorado's annual Peach Festival and enjoyed peach daiquiris, peach pie, and peach ice cream (yum). Palisade is a quiet little town (except during the Peach Festival) in the heart of Colorado's fruit and wine country. Mid-August is a great time of year to visit and to enjoy the fruits of late summer, literally.
We camped at Island Acres State Park, just a few miles east of town. This is an excellent campground for folks that are traveling the Interstate. It is easy to get to and has large sites with full hook ups, clean bathrooms, and pay showers. Although it is close to the highway and a railroad track, don't let that discourage you from camping here. Trains are rare and the distant motor traffic quickly becomes an almost unnoticeable background hum. The campground sits next to the Colorado River, offers nice views of the canyon walls, and provides sites that are well spaced, roomy, and carefully groomed. This is one of the nicer campgrounds we have stayed at, and I would not hesitate to return.
The only problem we encountered occurred during arrival. Our reserved site had been given to someone else. The issue was quickly resolved, and the misplaced campers kindly agreed to move to a different spot. Lesson learned: even when you do your best to reserve in advance, sometimes things still get messed up. With a little patience and friendly attitude though, things usually work out just fine.
