Orchard Mesa, Colorado

About Orchard Mesa

Orchard Mesa, CO is a small unincorporated community located in western Colorado.

Officially, Orchard Mesa is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.64 square miles.

📰 Orchard Mesa News Today

• Coroner IDs victims in Orchard Mesa crash The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel · Aug 12
• Tragic Weekend in Colorado: Five 17-Year-Old Boys Killed in Orchard Mesa Cliff Crash Yahoo · Aug 13
• Five teenagers killed in Grand Junction car crash identified Colorado Public Radio · Aug 12
• Car full of 17-year-olds goes off Colorado cliff; Grand Junction police say 5 dead cbsnews.com · Aug 10
• Orchard Mesa Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Orchard Mesa Unique

• The only place in America named Orchard Mesa — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Grand Junction (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Orchard Mesa

• Dragon Treasure — chinese
• Munchies Burgers — burger
• Namaste Nepal — indian
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Sweet Kiwi Bakery — bakery (café)
• Thai Smile — thai
• Randy's Southside Diner
• Tropix Hawaiian BBQ — hawaiian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Mica mine · Attraction
• Tabeguache Trail Play Area · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Orchard Mesa

• Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa) reviews ★
• Lynwood Park reviews ★
• Teardrop Park reviews ★
• Village Nine East Park reviews ★
• Village Nine West Park reviews ★
• Burkey Park South reviews ★
• Dixson Park reviews ★
• Eagle Rim Park reviews ★
• Las Colonias Park reviews ★
• Mesa County Fairgrounds Arboretum reviews ★
• OMBC Park reviews ★
• Orchard Mesa Lions Club Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Orchard Mesa

🏘️ Nearby Communities