San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County leaders are trying to help people prepare for this week’s forecasted rain. There are several locations in the county where you can pick up sandbags ahead of time.
Santa Barbara County:
- Santa Barbara Flood Control Shop
4568 County Road, Santa Barbara
805-568-3440 - City of Santa Barbara
401 E. Yanonali Street, Santa Barbara
805-564-5413 - Santa Maria Flood Control Shop
912 West Foster Road, Santa Maria
805-568-3440 - City of Santa Maria
Sand only at all locations (no bags)
Suey Crossing. (At all times)
2000 Block of Western in the cul-de-sac (At all times)
City Public Works Yard, 830 W. Cypress. (8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Mon. – Fri, except holidays)
On West Carmen lane just West of Depot Street (At all times)
On San Ysidro Street West of Miller Street (At all times)
805-925-0951 - Santa Barbara County Fire Station #31
168 W Highway 246, Buellton
805-686-5062 - Carpinteria City Hall
5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria
805-684-5405 x-443 - Goleta Fire Station 11, 14, and Community Center
Fire Station 11: 6901 Frey Way, Goleta
805-681-5511
Fire Station 14: 320 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta
805-681-5514
Community Center: 5679 Hollister Avenue, Goleta
805-967-1237
24 hours, self-serve, bags and sand included - Guadalupe Fire Station 2
918 Obispo Street, Guadalupe
805-356-3905 - Lompoc Fire Station 1
115 S. G Street, Lompoc
805-736-4513 - City of Solvang Veterans Hall
1745 Mission Drive, Solvang
805-688-5575 - Montecito Fire Protection District
Lower Manning Park
449 San Ysidro Road, Montecito
805-969-7762 - Santa Ynez Community Services District
1070 Faraday Street, Santa Ynez
805-688-3008
Sandbags are not pre-filled, and people are limited to 25 bags. You’re asked to check ahead of time to make sure there are still sandbags available.
For more information, click here.
San Luis Obispo:
- Purchase sandbags at Home Depot
1551 Froom Ranch Way, San Luis Obispo
805-596-0857 - Purchase sandbags at Farm Supply Co.
224 Tank Farm, San Luis Obispo
805-543-3751 - Purchase sandbags at Miner’s Hardware
2034 Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo
805-543-2191 - Fill sandbags at City Corporation yard parking lot
25 Prado Road, San Luis Obispo - Fill sandbags at Laguna Lake Golf Course parking lot
11175 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo - Fill sandbags at Santa Rosa Park parking lot
190 Santa Rosa Street, San Luis Obispo - Fill sandbags at Sinsheimer Park parking lot
900 Southwood Drive, San Luis Obispo
For more information, click here.
For the latest weather forecast and updates on the storm, visit the Weather section of KSBY.com.
