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Southwest Colorado's coffee roasters

Durango has roasted its own coffee for four decades. Pagosa Springs, Telluride and the San Luis Valley roast too.

Who roasts coffee in Southwest Colorado and the San Luis Valley?

8 roasters roast coffee in Southwest Colorado and the San Luis Valley, Colorado, across 5 towns, by our count on 2026-09-27: 3 in Durango, 2 in Pagosa Springs, 1 in Alamosa, 1 in Del Norte and 1 in Telluride. Among them: Durango Coffee Company, Desert Sun Coffee Roasters, Easy Coffee Roasters, Pagosa Roasters, Roast Craft Coffee & Libations and San Juan Mountain Roasters, plus 2 more. Fourteener Coffee Club is a Colorado coffee subscription: a full bag from a different independent Colorado roaster in every box, roasted to order. First bag free. Then $20.99 a bag. Skip or cancel anytime.

Coffee in southwest Colorado

Durango coffee has a long local record. Durango Coffee Company began wholesaling roasted beans on May 1, 1984, and Desert Sun Coffee Roasters won a Specialty Coffee Association award in 2020. Pagosa Springs has roasters of its own, and Telluride, Mancos, Alamosa and Del Norte each have one on the Roast Local directory. Our subscription carries coffee from a different independent Colorado roaster in each box, to the Four Corners too.

Roasters in southwest Colorado, by town

Durango

Durango Coffee Company runs its shop at 730 Main Avenue and roasts at the Durango Tech Center. Its direct trade lots include coffees from Las Lajas, a family farm near Poas Volcano in Costa Rica known for honey and natural processing, and it roasts light, medium and dark (checked 2026-09-27). Customers in the Durango area can pick up orders free.

Roast Local also lists Desert Sun Coffee Roasters, Durango Joes and Easy Coffee Roasters in Durango.

Pagosa Springs

High Altitude Coffee Roaster, Pagosa Roasters and Steep Coffee Roastery.

Telluride and Mancos

One roaster listed in each town. We profile Telluride Coffee Roasters.

The San Luis Valley

Alamosa and Del Norte each have a roaster on Roast Local. We profile Roast Craft Coffee & Libations in Alamosa and San Juan Mountain Roasters in Del Norte.

Southwest Colorado's coffee story

The Durango roasting story starts with a chef. Carl Rand was working as a seasonal chef in the Durango area in 1982 when he came up with the idea of roasting coffee and selling it to local restaurants. On May 1, 1984, he started wholesaling roasted beans from his home in Hermosa. His first customer was Maria's Bookshop.

Three years later he moved into town and roasted in the back of the Upper Crust Bakery, where he was also the pastry chef, before buying the building at 730 Main Avenue for a full coffee shop and kitchen store. In 1990 he split the company into retail and wholesale sides and moved the roasting to the Durango Tech Center. The company marked 40 years in business in May 2024, and the Durango Herald covered the anniversary. It still sells wholesale across the Four Corners.

Desert Sun Coffee Roasters, a member-owner of the Cooperative Coffees group, won the Specialty Coffee Association's 2020 Sustainability Award in the Business Model category.

Rand says paying farmers sustainable prices is what keeps the quality high, and the same logic runs the other way: roasters in Durango and Pagosa Springs stay open when people here buy their coffee.

Getting Colorado coffee delivered in southwest Colorado

The Four Corners is a long way from most of the state's roasters, and the club brings them to you. Every 2 or 4 weeks, Fourteener Coffee Club sends a full bag from a different independent Colorado roaster, roasted to order and shipped in its own bag. It is $20.99 a bag, any roast. First bag free. Skip, pause or cancel online.

  • Roasted and shipped within 3 days.
  • Free replacement if a bag disappoints.
  • A reminder email 3 days before each box.
  • Your ratings steer the next bag.

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Every roaster we list in Southwest Colorado and the San Luis Valley, by town

A town with its own page is linked; the rest are listed here. Each roaster link opens our profile.

Durango

3 roasters, on the Durango coffee roasters page: Durango Coffee Company, Desert Sun Coffee Roasters and Easy Coffee Roasters.

Pagosa Springs

  • Pagosa RoastersPagosa Springs, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Mail goes to a post office box in town, while the roasting itself is done at a separate Eagle Drive address in Pagosa Springs.

  • STEEP Coffee RoasteryPagosa Springs, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    For every 100 pounds sold, a pound of coffee goes to local first responders.

Alamosa

Del Norte

  • San Juan Mountain RoastersDel Norte, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    Schools, clubs and nonprofits can buy at wholesale cost under their own label and resell the coffee to raise money, with no minimum order.

Telluride

  • Telluride Coffee RoastersTelluride, CO. Their own pages, read 2026-09-28

    The online coffees were once sold as Steaming Bean and are now sold only under the Telluride name.

Colorado coffee, town by town. All Colorado roasters we list.

How we chose these roasters

Every roaster here roasts in Colorado and was operating when we read its own site, on the date its card shows (the list itself was last checked 2026-09-27). Facts come from each roaster's own pages, written in our words; we take nothing from reviews and show no ratings. No roaster pays to be listed, and a listing does not mean the roaster is part of the club. Run a roaster here and something is off? Email coffee@fourteenercoffeeclub.com and we correct or remove the page.

Sources: each roaster's own pages, and alamosa.org, alamosachamber.com and durangoherald.com, read on the dates shown. Facts are written in our words; we link none of them from here.

Southwest Colorado coffee questions

How long has Durango Coffee Company been roasting?

Since May 1, 1984, when Carl Rand began wholesaling roasted beans from his home in Hermosa. It celebrated 40 years in business in May 2024.

Where does Durango Coffee Company roast?

At the Durango Tech Center. Its shop is at 730 Main Avenue in downtown Durango, and customers in the Durango area can pick up orders there free.

Which Durango roaster won a Specialty Coffee Association award?

Desert Sun Coffee Roasters won the SCA's 2020 Sustainability Award in the Business Model category.

Are there coffee roasters in Pagosa Springs?

Yes. Roast Local lists High Altitude Coffee Roaster, Pagosa Roasters and Steep Coffee Roastery in Pagosa Springs (read 2026-09-27).

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Sources

By Joe McRose, Fourteener Coffee Club. Updated .