Cedaredge is a home rule municipality located in Delta County, Colorado, United States.

Located beneath the southern slopes of the Grand Mesa in the Surface Creek Valley, Cedaredge has an elevated vantage point that affords southern views of the San Juan Mountains, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, and the Coloradan communities of Delta, Olathe, and Montrose.

Under the Act of June 15, 1880, the Utes ceded a large portion of their land to the United States, including the Surface Creek Valley.

On September 1, 1881, the last band of Utes made their exodus from western Colorado to the northeastern part of Utah under escort of troops from Fort Crawford.

[citation needed] Settlers soon began arriving, building homesteads, barns, businesses, and ranches.

[7] On July 2, 2004, a lightning strike caught a tree on fire, smoldering until the following day when hot dry winds fanned the flames into a large wildfire.

AppleFest is an annual celebration of apples, arts, music, and food held the first weekend in October in Cedaredge, Colorado.

Musical guests feature folk, gospel, blues, country, rock, bluegrass and others with local, regional and national artists.

The old Stolte Packing Shed also serves as a rental facility for local events and receptions the Antique and Classic Car Show during the town's AppleFest weekend celebration.

[citation needed] Located in a protected valley at 6,100 feet (1,900 m) in elevation, the Cedaredge Golf Club course has natural cedars and winding creek beds.

Education in the early days of Surface Creek Valley consisted of several one-room school houses scattered across the rural countryside.

Unusual for a school of its size,[citation needed] it contains a technology lab, geodesic greenhouse, and an integrated cafeteria/auditorium.

The mascot for its athletic teams is the Bruin and it competes in 1A football, and basketball, and in division 3A for volleyball, wrestling, baseball, swimming, tennis, and track.

The (boys') football team won second place in the state championships in 1993, with the final being held at Cedaredge High School.

Founded in 2003, the Surface Creek branch of the Delta County Vision program is a synthesis of homeschooling and public schooling philosophies.