29-05-2025
Where to Eat and Pick the Best Peaches in Texas Hill Country
Georgia might be known as the 'Peach State,' but Texas holds its own when it comes to this luscious, juicy fruit. Weatherford in Parker County, just outside of Fort Worth, is the largest producer of peaches in the state. But Hill Country — especially Fredericksburg in Gillespie County — is where the summer peach frenzy peaks, and right now, we're in the thick of it.
From mid-May to late June, the city is brimming with sweet peaches that locals and tourists can't wait to sink their teeth into. Here's where to indulge in peaches in Hill Country this summer, including at a pick-your-own vineyard, stands with ample desserts, and one of the town's newest indulgences — peach wine. Peach Jamboree and Rodeo
250 Peach Street in Stonewall
Gates open at 6 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, June 19 to 21
Tickets are available online for $25 to $40. Kids 12 and under are free.
Every year during the third week in June, Stonewall, Texas, goes all out for peaches. The Stonewall Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Peach Jamboree and Rodeo, featuring two family-friendly days of live music, rodeo events, a peach show and peach auction, a peach patch for kids to go picking, pageants, a Saturday morning parade, and plenty of food, including peach ice cream and peach cobbler. Don't miss the peach contests inviting residents to enter their baking, preserves, and salsas to be judged on Saturday. Activities can get messy, with goat roping, mutton-busting, washer pitching tournaments, and a peach-eating and pit-spitting contest. Jenschke Cellars
8309 US-290, Fredericksburg
This family-owned Fredericksburg orchard, which began as a humble roadside stand, is now one of the largest peach orchards in town, with over 200 acres and more than 25 varieties grown. Jenschke is the only producer in Fredericksburg that allows visitors to pick their own peaches, and the process can be a little intense due to the high demand. To organize the chaos of such a popular activity, Jenske offers $5 tickets online, which reserve a spot for peach-picking between 9 a.m. and noon. The date is never set (co-owner Lindsey Jenschke says her husband says 'the trees tell me when'), but the prices of peaches are always at $2.50 a pound. Tractors run to help transport people to the trees in the heat. And if you work up an appetite, you don't have to eat the fruits of your labor. On-site restaurant Leroy Tex-Mex Barbecue offers nachos, tacos, and margaritas. The orchard also opened a tasting room in September 2024, featuring wines from grapes grown in Lubbock, including a peach wine that pairs well with smoky barbecue. Das Peach Haus at the Fischer & Wieser Farmstead
1406 South US Highway 87, Fredericksburg
At this sprawling farmstead, it all started with a small peach orchard that German immigrant J.B. Wieser planted in 1928. Nearly a century later, his son Mark Wieser is keeping the legacy going with the region's first permanent roadside fruit stand, which he built from an 1870s German log cabin, and a noteworthy partnership with co-owner Casey Fisher that has yielded more than 150 handmade specialty products. Stop in at Das Peach Haus's charming shop for peaches and condiments, including its iconic signature roasted raspberry sauce, jams, jellies, preserves, and wines, including a few peach-flavored varieties. Vogel Orchard
12862 US-290, Fredericksburg
More than 20 varieties of peaches abound at this roadside stand and orchard, including Starlit White, Spring Gold, Regal, White Fresh, and Southern Pearl. Vogel has 100 acres of peaches and sells an estimated 300,000 pounds each year. Stop at its roadside stand, which sells tons of peach-filled foods, including peach cobbler, peach butter ice cream, peach preserves, peach butter, and peach goat milk lotion that will make you smell like a peach milkshake. Visitors can also get produce and products outside of the peach realm, including plums, blackberries, and figs to make the sweetest preserves, plus tomatoes, okra, and squash. Check its Instagram and Facebook pages for updates. Burg's Corner
15194 US-290, Stonewall
After losing its entire crop in 2024, Burg's made lemonade out of lemons — or rather, peach wine, out of 'ugly peaches.' It used the remaining awkward-looking peaches to create its own version of that liquid gold known as peach wine, which is now on sale in the shop. Peach lovers can also stop in for an abundance of peaches and related products, including preserves, peach ice cream, and sundaes topped with fresh peaches.
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