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Free Sand & Sandbags - City of Grass Valley

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Free sand and sandbags are available for City of Grass Valley residents at the City Corp Yard (556 Freeman Lane) with a shovel, and for Nevada County residents at multiple county sites, including Nevada City, Penn Valley, North San Juan, and Auburn, from November 1 to April 30 each year, with limited supplies and a reminder to take only what is needed.
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Arena y sacos de arena gratis para residentes de la ciudad de Grass Valley en el Corp Yard de la ciudad (556 Freeman Lane); traiga su propia pala y lleve solo lo que necesite. Los residentes de todo el condado de Nevada pueden obtener arena gratis (traiga sus propios sacos) en los sitios de la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia del condado, del 1 de noviembre al 30 de abril.
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grassvalleyca.gov/post/fr...sandbags

Free Sand & SandbagsBring a shovel!

Free Sand and Sand bags are available to City of Grass Valley residents at the City’s Corp Yard, located at 556 Freeman Lane, Grass Valley
Please remember to bring your own shovel.
Please take only what you plan to use as sandbags are in limited supply.
The Nevada County Office of Emergency Services (OES) would like to remind county residents that free sand and sandbags are available at the below locations.
  • Next to the Nevada County Warehouse on the corner of Highway 49 and East Broad Street in Nevada City
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City yard vs. county sites

  • This page (City of Grass Valley): sand and sandbags at the City Corp Yard, 556 Freeman Lane, for Grass Valley city residents.
  • Anywhere in Nevada County: the county Office of Emergency Services puts out free sand (bring your own bags) at five sites, November 1 – April 30 each year, including a Truckee site not listed above. Full details: Free Sand Available — Nevada County.
[Source: grassvalleyca.gov/post/free-sand-sandbags — "available to City of Grass Valley residents at the City’s Corp Yard, located at 556 Freeman Lane"; nevadacountyca.gov/1240/Sand-Available — "no cost sand for Nevada County residents every year between November 1st and April 30th" (both fetched 2026-09-27)]