Residents can prepare for storms by picking up 10 bags per vehicle
Pinellas County will host self-serve sandbag events at two County parks on Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14, to help residents prepare for the 2025 Hurricane Season.
Residents can also check with their municipalities or check the list below to see if there are more convenient options for them.
Temporary sandbag sites at John Chesnut Sr. Park, 2200 East Lake Road S, Palm Harbor, and Walsingham Park, 12615 102nd Ave., Seminole, will be open from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 13, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, or for as long as supplies last. Residents can fill up to 10 bags per vehicle, and staff will be on hand to help elderly or disabled residents. Bags will be provided, and a limited number of shovels will be available.
Pinellas County also offers self-serve sandbag filling sites in the same County parks for storms that are forecast to approach the County, but pre-storm lines can be long, and all sandbag operations will shut down 48 hours ahead of anticipated landfall. Residents who are interested in obtaining sandbags are encouraged to prepare early by participating in this event.
Sandbags are only effective against flooding less than 15 inches. Many people saw more than two feet of storm surge flooding during Hurricane Helene last September. A growing number of companies are offering alternate flood barriers. Residents in surge- or flood-prone areas are encouraged to research those options.
Chesnut and Walsingham parks will remain open during the sandbag events. Pinellas County is not offering pre-filled sandbags.
Municipal residents
- Sandbags are available to City of St. Petersburg residents throughout the year during non-emergency times at the Pavement and Traffic Operations Building, 1744 9th Ave N., Monday-Friday and every second Saturday of the month, 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- City of Gulfport will have a staffed sandbag distribution site Saturday, June 14, at 49th Street Neighborhood Center, 1617 49th St. S., from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- The cities of Clearwater, Dunedin, Pinellas Park, Indian Rocks Beach, St. Pete Beach and the Town of Belleair plan to offer sandbags to their residents before a storm.
