Rain is in the forecast. Are you prepared?
Here is a list of locations in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties where you can fill up sandbags to prepare your home for the storm. Bags are available at most local hardware stores. Residents are advised to call ahead to make sure bags and sand are available.
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) - (805) 925-0951
- 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)
- West Carmen lane just West of Depot Street (At all times)
- San Ysidro Street West of Miller Street (At all times)
- 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, 2918 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.
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San Luis Obispo County:
- City of San Luis Obispo
- Sandbags available for purchase:
- Home Depot, 1551 Froom Ranch Way - (805) 596-0857
- Farm Supply Co., 224 Tank Farm - (805) 543-3751
- Miner’s Hardware, 2034 Santa Barbara - (805) 543-2191
- Hayward Lumber, 236 Higuera - (805) 543-0825
- Fill sandbags:
- City Corporation yard parking lot, 25 Prado Road
- Laguna Lake Golf Course parking lot, 11175 Los Osos Valley Road
- Santa Rosa Park parking lot, 190 Santa Rosa Street
- Sinsheimer Park parking lot, 900 Southwood Drive
- Sandbags available for purchase:
- Cambria
- Fill sandbags:
- Lampton Cliffs County Park, Lampton St. and Windsor Blvd.
- Old Cambria dog park, Main St. and Santa Rosa Creek Rd.
- Fill sandbags:
- Sand and bags available at the Soto Sports Complex next to the Arroyo Grande Public Works Corporation Yard, 1375 Ash St., Arroyo Grande; Bring a shovel
- Fill sandbags at the Los Osos Community Services District, 953 El Moro Ave., Los Osos
- Fill sandbags behind the Nipomo Community Services District, 148 S. Wilson St., Nipomo
- Fill sandbags at Florence St. and Old County Rd. in Templeton
- City of Paso Robles
- Sandbags available for purchase:
- Burt Industrial Supply, 2125 Golden Hill Road, (805) 237-2471
- Lowe’s, 2445 Golden Hill Road, (805) 602-9051
- Blake’s Hardware, 1701 Riverside Avenue, (805) 238-3934
- Farm Supply, 2450 Ramada Drive, (805) 238-1177
- Fill sandbags:
- City Streets Yard located at 1220 Paso Robles St.
- Sandbags available for purchase:
- Fill sandbags at Atascadero Fire Station, 16005 Lewis Avenue, Atascadero
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For the latest weather forecast and updates on the storm, visit the Weather section of KSBY.com.
Before you go, check out these tips for properly filling and placing sandbags:
