When is peach season this year? It’s always a bit fuzzy, so visit farm websites for opening dates and daily harvest updates before you hit the road. Generally, peaches are available May-September, with traditional freestone varieties appearing late June and early July, but offerings are subject to change.
B & G’S GARDEN
Find this Poolville farm’s peaches and other produce at Fort Worth’s Cowtown Farmers Market.
3821 Southwest Blvd., Fort Worth cowtownmarket.com bandggarden.com
BURG’S CORNER
Buyers flock to this Gillespie County farm stand for the Duecker family’s peach harvest, which also sells preserves, baked goods, and peach ice cream.
15194 US 290, Stonewall 830-644-2604 burgscorner.com
COOPER FARMS
This country store sells fresh fruit, preserves, honey, and baked goods using peaches grown on its 300-acre orchards.
301 W. Interstate 45, Fairfield 903-389-5500 cooperpeaches.com
ENGEL FARMS
This stand is a favorite stop for peach ice cream as well as fresh organic fruit. Local trivia: Third-generation farmer John Engel’s grandparents were the original owners of the land that’s now home to Luckenbach.
9885 US 290 E., Fredericksburg 830-889-3714 engelfarmstx.com
HAM ORCHARDS
Dale Ham farms 45 varieties of peaches including clings and white peaches. The farm store offers all manner of farmstead products, including preserves, pies, and cobblers.
11939 County Road 309, Terrell. 972-524-2028 hamorchard.com
HUTTON FRUIT FARMS
Located on the farm, this no-frills store has famed Parker County peaches and other produce, plus peach syrup and honey; their fruit can be found at the Weatherford Farmers Market downtown.
210 Greenwood Cut Off Road, Weatherford 817-594-1273
JENSCHKE ORCHARDS
Pick your own peaches at this third generation orchard and stand, with 26 varieties (including local fave Southern Pearl, a white peach) and more than 5,000 trees.
8381 US 290 E., Fredericksburg 830-997-8422
STUDEBAKER FARMS
Some of Texas’ best-tasting peaches can be found at this timber-framed barn just east of Fredericksburg. Farmer Russell Studebaker and his family have been growing peaches for 20 decades, including local favorites like Dixiland, Ouachita Gold, and Sweet Loriann, a proprietary white variety.
9405 US 290 E., Fredericksburg 830-990-1109 studebakerfarms.com
VOGEL ORCHARD
The Vogel family has had peach orchards just west of Stonewall since 1953 (founder George’s father used to sell eggs and backyard fruit from the same location). The spacious store sells 24 varieties of peaches as well as farmstead preserves and other crops.
12862 US 290 E., Fredericksburg 830-644-2404 vogelorchard.com
