Be prepared
We recommend buying sandbags from your local hardware store before a storm. While we offer sandbags and sand at locations across the County, supplies may run out. Some locations limit the number of sandbags per household. We also recommend bringing your own shovel. Learn more about preparing for flooding.
How to fill sandbags
This video explains what you need to know when preparing sandbags.
List of emergency sandbag locations
Free sandbag locations are intended for use during weather emergencies. We recommend you purchase sandbags from local retailers in advance of storms.
- Bank St. & Elsie Ln - Bank St. and Elsie Lane, Fairfax, CA 94930. Google Directions to Bank St & Elsie Ln.
- Belvedere Community Center - Community Rd Belvedere, Tiburon, CA 94920. Google Directions to Belvedere Community Center.
- Blackies Pasture - 1 Blackies Pasture Road, Tiburon, CA 94920. Google Directions to Blackies Pasture.
- Bolinas Fire Station - 100 Mesa Rd, Bolinas, CA 94924. Google Directions to Bolinas Fire Station.
- Boro Community Center Parking Lot - 50 Canal Street, San Rafael, CA 94901. Google Directions to Boro Community Center Parking Lot.
- Boyle Park Parking Lot - 71 Thalia Street, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Google Directions to Boyle Park Parking Lot.
- City of Novato Corporation Yard - 501 Davidson St, Novato, CA 94945. Google Directions to City of Novato Corporation Yard.
- Civic Center - 2 Peter Behr Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903. Google Directions to Civic Center.
- College of Marin Parking Lot #2 - 10 Maple Ave, Kentfield, CA 94904. Google Directions to College of Marin Parking Lot #2.
- Corte Madera FD St 14 - 342 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera, CA 94925. Google Directions to Corte Madera FD St 14.
- Cove School Parking Lot - 330 Golden Hind Passage, Corte Madera, CA 94925. Google Directions to Cove School Parking Lot.
- Entrance of Natalie Coffin Greene Park - End of Lagunitas Rd, Ross, CA 94957. Google Directions to Natalie Coffin Greene Park.
- Hauke Park Parking Lot - 1 Hamilton Drive, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Google Directions to Hauke Park Parking Lot.
- Inverness Fire Station - 50 Inverness Way, Inverness, CA 94937. Google Directions to Inverness Fire Station.
- Lagoon Rd - Lagoon Rd, Tiburon, CA 94920. Google Directions to Lagoon Rd.
- Marin City - 740 Drake Ave, Sausalito, CA 94956. Google Directions to Marin City.
- Menzies Parking Lot - 1428 Mission Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901. Google Directions to Menzies Parking Lot.
- Milland Dr. Fire Road Gate - 10 Milland Drive, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Google Directions to Milland Dr. Fire Road Gate.
- MLK Jr. Park - 610 Coloma Street, Sausalito, CA 94965. Google Directions to MLK Jr. Park.
- Molino Avenue Parking Lot - 40 Molino Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Google Directions to Molino Avenue Parking Lot.
- Nicasio Corp Yard - 5600 Nicasio Valley Rd, Nicasio, CA 94946. Google Directions to Nicasio Corp Yard.
- Peacock Gap Park - 599 Biscayne Dr., San Rafael, CA 94901. Google Directions to Peacock Gap Park.
- Piper Park - 250 Doherty Dr., Larkspur, CA 94939. Google Directions to Piper Park.
- Point Reyes Station - 4th and B Street, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956. Google Directions to Point Reyes Station.
- Sausalito Corps Yard - 530 Nevada Street, Sausalito, CA 94965. Google Directions to Sausalito Corps Yard.
- Sleepy Hollow Community Center - 1317 Butterfield Rd, San Anselmo, CA 94960. Google Directions to Sleepy Hollow Community Center.
- Stinson Beach Fire - Annex - 100 Calle Del Arroyo, Stinson Beach, CA 94970. Google Directions to Stinson Beach Fire - Annex.
- Tamalpais Community Services District - 203 Marin Drive, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Google Directions to Tamalpais Community Services District.
- Terra Linda Community Center - 670 Del Ganado Rd, San Rafael, CA 94903. Google Directions to Terra Linda Community Center.
- Tether Park Tennis Courts - Beach Rd, Tiburon, CA 94920. Google Directions to Tether Park Tennis Courts.
- W. Shore Rd - W. Shore Rd, Tiburon, CA 94920. Google Directions to W. Shore Rd.
- Woodacre Station - 33 Castle Rock Ave, Woodacre, CA 94973. Google Directions to Woodacre Station.