El Nino Soaker: Where to Find Sandbags in San Mateo County

The storms that we all hope break the drought, or at least put a dent in it, have finally arrived. Unfortunately, flooding and mudslides are also expected.

Cities in San Mateo County, along with the county public works department, have set up two dozen sites where you can pick up free sandbags. Most are pre-filled, but piles of sand and empty bags are also provided in case the pre-filled bags run out. If you have one available, take a shovel - just in case.

Since most of us live in one city while working in another, all sandbag sites are listed for your convenience. Some sites require proof of residency so take a photo ID.

2016 Sandbag Locations in San Mateo County:

• Atherton - Sand, shovel and bags- available, CorpYard Dinkelspiel Station Lane near Fair Oaks when the yard is open call 752-0570
• Belmont - Belmont Corp Yard 110 Sem Lane - sand, shovel and bags – available. Limit 10 sand bags for each Belmont address
• • City Hall 1 Twin Pines
• • Barrett Community Cntr 1870 Ralston Ave
• • Fire Station 15, 2701 Cipriani Blvd
• Brisbane - City Corp Yard 1020 Tunnel Road
• Burlingame - Sandbags are located at California and Juanita (one block north of Broadway on California)
• Colma – Town Corporation Yard, 601 F Street
• Daly City – Water/Wastewater Resources Facility, 153 Lake Merced Blvd. (24 hours, 7-days a week access)
• East Palo Alto – Sand, shovel and bags available at 150 Tara Road when the yard is open for business - call 853-5916
• Foster City - Available at Fire Station 28, 1040 Hillsdale Blvd
• La Honda - Corporation Yard 59 Entrada Way
• Half Moon Bay - City Hall, 501 Main Street, in the open parking lot next door
• Hillsborough – Available at Fire Station #33 - 835 Chateau
• • Hillsborough Corporation Yard – foot of La Honda Rd
• • Hillsborough Town Hall 1600 Floribunda
• Menlo Park – Sand bags are available for residents at Island in front of 222 Laurel Avenue
• • The parking lot at Burgess Drive and Alma Street. (Loose sand avail at 1st heavy rain)
• • The Menlo Park Fire District Station 77 1467 Chilco Street
• Millbrae - 511 Magnolia for residents only, sand and bags are available
• Pacifica - Public Works Corporation Yard @ 675 Oceana Blvd. (7:30am – 3:30pm)
• • Behind the Linda Mar Fire Station @ 1100 Linda Mar Blvd. (open 24hrs) residents may be required to fill bags
• o Limit 25 per resident; please call 650-738-3760 for information
• Pescadero - High School 350 Butano Cut-Off
• Portola Valley - Sand, bags and shovels at Portola Valley Town Center, by the drive way near the tennis courts
• Princeton - County Corporation Yard 203 Cornell Avenue
• Redwood City - Southeast corner of the public parking lot at the City Corporation Yard at the corner of Broadway and Chestnut Streets
• San Bruno - San Felipe at Hunt and behind Fire Station 51, 555 El Camino Real. Limit 15 per household
• San Carlos – Sand, shovel and bags - available in front of the corporation yard employee parking lot at 1000 Branston Road.
• San Mateo - City Corp yard at 1949 Pacific Blvd. & Waste Water Treatment Plant at 2015 Detroit Drive; bags and sand
• South San Francisco – Public works Building, 555 North Canal Street (usually placed in a pallet in the parking lot for citizens to take)
• Woodside – Sand and bags are available in the parking lot of Town Hall, 2955 Woodside Road (Cross Street is Whiskey Hill)

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El Nino Drenches: Where to Find Sandbags in Santa Clara County