🌊 Durango Flood Relief

Flood relief needs and offers in Durango right now

• Needed: Upper Junction Creek (Zone 2): debris crews, chainsaw volunteers and shuttle drivers needed · Upper Junction Creek, CR 204 toward the Colorado Trail trailhead (Volunteers)
  Needed: volunteers to move debris and dig out wood and mud; volunteers with chainsaws who can safely help with log removal; drivers to shuttle groups into the cleanup area (parking spot to be announced). Supplies: tall …
• Needed: Official Volunteer and Recovery Resources (Volunteers)
  Dear Community Members: We know the needs are big right now, and the response from individuals wanting to help has been incredible. However, many organizations are overwhelmed with volunteer inquiries and potentially pu…
• Available: Emergency shelter tonight: beds, blankets, pillows, food. Pets accepted · La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave (Shelter)
  Update Nov 5, 1:38 PM: this shelter moves Friday night (Nov 6). It moves to the Latter-day Saints church, 2 Hilltop Cir. Just pull in and staff will tell you where to check in. Run with the Red Cross, meals by Manna. Lo…
• Available: Road Closures: - updated November 5 at noon · Durango (Info)
  La Plata County · What's New. Source gives a date but no time. A road-closure list follows, but residents should be aware that roads may be in poor shape and motorists should travel with care. The County has 653 miles o…
• Available: City launches interactive map to keep residents informed on flood-related road closures · Durango (Info)
  City of Durango. Source gives a date but no time. Residents can view current road closures across La Plata County on an interactive map developed by the City of Durango, which shows roadway conditions and access restric…
• Needed: Trucks/ trailers to haul sandbags · Hermosa Vista neighborhood (Sandbags)
  Need more trucks/trailers to haul sandbags to the fairgrounds
• Needed: Unloading sandbags at fairgrounds · Fairgrounds (Sandbags)
  Help needed unloading sandbags at fairgrounds
• Needed: River / hydraulic engineer / engineer specializing in streambank stabilization · 661 County Road 204 (Info)
  A sinkhole opened up in front of our house as a result of junction creek jumping banks and I'm concerned with the progression of that sinkhole. Its probably 8 feet deep and a ravine has opened up. I am looking for someo…
• Needed: Clear mud from mini horse pasture to help older couole · 2303 CR 204 (Volunteers)
  Priority: soon (today or tomorrow). Please show up and find Jude, owner of tiny horses. Brig flat shovels and wheelbarrows to clear a small part of their pasture that will be safe for the horses to walk in. It is curren…
• Available: St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Durango): cleanup help, emergency shelter or temporary housing, water, food and hygiene products · Durango (Shelter)
  Offers help with heavy cleanup and debris removal, emergency shelter or temporary housing, and water, food and hygiene products. Added Nov 7, 12:57 PM.
• Available: The Blacksmith Café: free coffee carafes for volunteer groups · Durango (Food & water)
  Free coffee carafes for volunteer groups. Call or DM with the day and time you want to pick up. Added Nov 7, 12:57 PM.
• Needed: Needed: someone with a bobcat or other machinery to move mud away from a garage · Durango (Pumps & equipment)
  Helpers have been shoveling for days and need someone with a bobcat or other machinery to move the mud away from a garage. Added Nov 7, 12:57 PM.
• Notice: Manna Soup Kitchen is currently accepting donations · Manna Soup Kitchen, 1100 Avenida Del Sol, Durango (Info)
  Take food and clothing donations to Manna Soup Kitchen, 1100 Avenida Del Sol. Monetary donations are extremely helpful; donate to CERF (Community Emergency Relief Fund) (swcommunityfoundation.org/cerf/), Manna (mannasou…
• Available: Spare room in our home available temporarily · 2347 W 3rd Ave (Shelter)
  We are a family of three with a spare bedroom in our 3 bed, 1 bath house. We have a cat, she's very sweet, shy, and skittish around new people/pets. Let's have our pets meet ahead of time.
• Available: Laundry Service · 2347 W 3rd Ave (Other)
  I can do as many loads as needed, and I can pick up and drop it off wherever you need.
• Available: Laundry Service (Other)
  Can pick up and deliver
• Needed: 2-4 people to remove flood damaged furniture from the hime · 200 w 25 th street (Other)
  Our basement flooded I need help removing flood famed furniture to the yard.
• Available: Laundry · Durango (Other)
  Can provide laundry services, can pick up and drop off
• Needed: 4 people with shovels · 2604 Columbine drive (Shovels & tools)
  Need help grading yard and driveway
• Available: Laundry (Other)
  Let me know if you need laundry done. I will come pick it up, wash/dry, and bring it back clean and fresh for you!
• Needed: Animas Valley Grange: volunteers and grab-and-go lunches needed (Fri–Sun, 11 AM–6 PM) · Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203, Durango (Volunteers)
  The Grange needs volunteers to hand out lunches, snacks and supplies to cleanup crews working along County Road 203. It hopes to stay open Friday to Sunday, 11 AM to 6 PM, if enough people help. Also needed: about 30 gr…
• Available: Toy & Food Drive at the Powerhouse Gallery & WonderLab, 456 W 12th St, Nov 9–23 · Powerhouse Gallery & WonderLab, 456 W 12th St, Durango (Supplies)
  The Powerhouse and the WonderLab are running a Toy & Food Drive, Nov 9–23, 2026. All items go to Manna Soup Kitchen and to children in need here in Durango. Most needed: canned goods, soup, fruit, vegetables, cooking oi…
• Needed: Needed: Volunteers with shovels to remove mud and debris · Columbine neighborhood (Zone 3) (Volunteers)
  Volunteers with shovels needed to remove mud and debris. Posted by the volunteer program manager (Fri Nov 6, 2:05 PM). Contact for Zone 3: Josie, 970-501-5915.
• Needed: Needed: Volunteers with shovels to remove mud and debris · Columbine neighborhood (Zone 3) (Volunteers)
  Volunteers with shovels needed to remove mud and debris. Posted by the volunteer program manager (Fri Nov 6, 2:05 PM). Contact for Zone 3: Josie, 970-501-5915.
• Needed: Needed: Volunteers with shovels to remove mud and debris · Columbine neighborhood (Zone 3) (Volunteers)
  Volunteers with shovels needed to remove mud and debris. Posted by the volunteer program manager (Fri Nov 6, 2:05 PM). Contact for Zone 3: Josie, 970-501-5915.
• Available: Mid size tractor with front loader bucket · Middle to north Animas valley (Other)
• Available: offer to help with skid steer and chainsaw · where ever I can be most useful (Pumps & equipment)
  I have a skid steer, chain saw and the skills to use both. I'm wanting to help where ever I can be most useful with the equipment. Starting today Friday Nov 6. I'm loading equipment, reach out I just need to know where …
• Needed: Volunteers needed on Junction Creek CR 204 11/6 - 11/8 - see details below · CR 204 - address will be given to volunteers only - please do not show up w/o coordinating first (Volunteers)
  Wagon Wheel Ranch on CR 204, Nov 6–8. This is a coordinated effort: text Erika first with your name, the role you can do, and your day and time frame. Please don't just show up. 1. Crew leaders: covered all three days. …
• Available: 💛 Donate to flood families: 26 GoFundMe fundraisers (Other)
  GoFundMe sent us its current list of fundraisers for Durango-area families hit by the flooding (Nov 6). Tap "Show more" below to see all 26 and give directly. https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuilding-after-the-junction-cre…
• Available: Overland Church: free flood help (cleanup, shelter, food, water, hygiene items) (Volunteers)
  Overland Church Durango is connecting flood-affected neighbors with help: heavy cleanup and debris removal, emergency shelter or temporary housing, water, food and hygiene products. Fill out the Request Help form on the…
• Needed: Shovelers needed at The Ranch neighborhood in Hermosa (Zone 1) · The Ranch subdivision, Cottonwood Creek Rd & Latigo Rd, north Animas Valley near Hermosa (Volunteers)
  Update Thu Nov 5, 8:10 PM (Bryant, board organizer): The Ranch neighborhood near Hermosa needs shovelers. The Ranch is along Cottonwood Creek Rd and Latigo Rd, off CR 203 in the north Animas Valley. Bring a shovel, boot…
• Available: Cleanup safety: recovery can be as dangerous as the flood · Durango / La Plata County (Info)
  From La Plata County's flood page (scroll to "Health, Safety and Clean Up"): Stay out of floodwater; wear rubber boots, gloves and goggles, and wash with soap after contact. Clean and cover cuts; ask about a tetanus boo…
• Available: Resource hub (211, Public Health, women's resources, Family Coalition) is moving to Christ the King Lutheran, 495 Florida Rd · Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Rd, Durango (Info)
  The resource hub with 211, women's resources, La Plata County Public Health and La Plata Family Coalition is moving from the Fairgrounds to Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Rd. Shared by local organizers; no…
• Available: Take FOOD donations to Manna, 1100 Avenida Del Sol · Manna, 1100 Avenida Del Sol (Food & water)
  Manna is asking for food donations to support residents affected by the floods (La Plata County). Manna also needs kitchen volunteers and accepts money.
• Available: Red Cross shelter is moving to the Latter-day Saints church, 2 Hilltop Cir · Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 Hilltop Cir, Durango (Shelter)
  The Red Cross shelter at the Fairgrounds is moving to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 Hilltop Cir (expected Fri night, Nov 6). Shared by local organizers; not on the county site yet. Need shelter or h…
• Available: Animas Valley Grange (7271 CR 203): free meals & supplies 11 AM–6 PM through Sun. Volunteers and grab-and-go lunches needed · Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203 (Zone 1) (Food & water)
  Update Fri Nov 6, 9:30 AM: The Grange needs VOLUNTEERS to help hand out lunches, snacks and supplies to cleanup crews along CR 203. It also asks for DONATIONS of about 30 grab-and-go lunches per day for Saturday and Sun…
• Notice: Need flood cleanup help? Call Crisis Cleanup: 970-283-7325 (Info)
  Free help from trained volunteer teams: mud-out, debris, downed trees, fences and other flood damage. Crisis Cleanup needs more people to call in their needs before it can send teams out, so please call even if your job…
• Needed: Columbine (Zone 3): volunteers to move mud and debris · Columbine neighborhood, Durango (Volunteers)
  Needed: volunteers to move mud and debris. Supplies: tall boots, gloves, warm clothes, food and water. Equipment: shovels and hands.
• Available: Volunteer Parking: Upper Junction Creek · Dalla Mountain Park (Parking)
  Priority: when possible. Parking is VERY LIMITED on the side of the road in the Upper Junction Creek work zone, but more volunteers are needed. Please carpool with other volunteers and use the Dalla Mountain Park parkin…
• Needed: Mancos: clean water and water jugs/buckets needed · Mancos Brewing Company, 550 W Railroad Ave, Mancos (Food & water)
  Mancos residents have limited access to clean water because the Mancos wastewater treatment plant was damaged in the flood. Please bring drinking water and water jugs, buckets with lids, or any other containers people c…
• Available: 1-2 people (shovels, etc.) can also run food/water/clothes/toys, etc. (Volunteers)
  able to help either saturday or sunday (7th or 8th) due to my work schedule. anywhere that is needed, i can help. have worked in many manual labor jobs, so mud is no issue for me :)
• Available: La Plata County Road Closures & Travel Information (Info)
  La Plata County Road Closures & Travel Information | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 13:20 Use the countywide map and individual quadrant maps (NW, NE, SW and SE) in this post to help identify road closures and affected ar…
• Available: Volunteer parking for Zone 3 (Columbine) · Columbine Dr near Clovis Dr, Durango (Parking)
  Parking for Zone 3 volunteers, from the board organizer (Thu Nov 5, 11:34 AM). Park on Columbine Dr near the Clovis Dr intersection. Don’t block driveways, roads or equipment, and carpool if you can.
• Available: Heavy equipment · Durango (Pumps & equipment)
  Disaster relief Pre approved FEMA contractor here to help with driveway repair, riverbank restoration, road and bridge construction 307-413-7965 Aardvark Excavating
• Available: Spruce Mountain Contractors: crew and equipment to pull wet materials from flooded homes · Durango area (Other)
  For anyone in the Durango area dealing with flood water: We have a crew ready to roll and available to help out wherever needed. If your place took on water, we have the equipment and can help pull wet materials before …
• Needed: Food donations for evacuee meals · Manna Soup Kitchen, Durango (Food & water)
• Available: Debris drop-off sites. Keep debris sorted on your own property, not at the curb (Info)
  Debris drop-offs: Durango Transfer Station 790 Tech Center Dr; Recycling Center 710 Tech Center Dr; Bayfield 4496 CR 223; Marvel 1765 CR 134; Bondad Landfill 1500 CR 318 (970-247-0646).
• Available: Free volunteer cleanup crews (debris, trees, fences). Request help here · Durango area (Volunteers)
• Available: Red Cross cleaning kits · Fairgrounds Extension building (Supplies)
  Business hours.
• Available: Drinking water: 2 cases/day for households with flooded wells · La Plata County Fairgrounds (Food & water)
• Needed: Red Cross volunteers to load water and direct traffic · La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave (Volunteers)
• Available: Temp. Shelter · CR 203 (Shelter)
  Temporary housing available for 2 adults or small family. Studio apartment on my property w/ king bed, pull out couch, full bath and small kitchen. We have stuff for small children to borrow on site as well (infant-2T),…
• Available: Free temporary housing: up to 28 nights via 211 Colorado + Airbnb.org (Info)
  For Colorado residents whose primary home is in an area under a mandatory evacuation order. Call 211 to check eligibility; they place you in an Airbnb. The primary guest must be 18+ with an approved Airbnb account. Some…
• Available: 24/7 emotional support (Info)
• Available: La Plata CERF flood relief fund (Community Foundation of SW Colorado) · swcommunityfoundation.org (Other)
• Needed: Biggest need now: about 5 industrial trash pumps. An irrigation ditch above CR 203 blew out, and water is still flowing into part of the … · Durango North Village (CR 203) (Sandbags)
  Biggest need now: about 5 industrial trash pumps. An irrigation ditch above CR 203 blew out, and water is still flowing into part of the park. It has to be pumped out before more machines can get in. Also needed: sandba…
• Needed: Heavy Equipment mud removal/excavation. Well and pump house repair. Mud removal. Clean drinking water · Tripp Creek Road/ CR 203. Hermosa Valley (Pumps & equipment)
  Type: Mud & debris cleanup, Heavy equipment, Repairs (electric/well/plumbing), Water pumping, Food & drinking water Notes: Help needed 11/6 and onward Gathered by community volunteers.
• Available: Evacuation Shelters: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Durango (Shelter)
  Colorado Responds (COVOAD). Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2 Hilltop Circle, Durango, CO 81301
• Available: Insurance Information · La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave (Info)
  La Plata County · Resources Available for Residents. Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. The Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI), part of the Department of Regulat…
• Available: Press Release - Public Meeting, Flood Recovery and Road Updates - 11/6 6PM · La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave (Info)
  La Plata County · What's New. Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. Sandbag Disposal Return used sandbags to the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., in the l…
• Available: La Plata County Public Health Encourages Bottled Water Use for Flood-Affected Private Wells · La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave (Info)
  La Plata County · What's New. Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. Recent widespread flooding may have affected private wells and septic systems throughout La Plata …
• Available: Cleaning Kits for flooded homes · La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave (Info)
  La Plata County · What assistance is available?. Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. The American Red Cross has cleaning kits available at the La Plata County Fairg…
• Available: Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) Locations & Schedules: La Plata County DAC: La Plata Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301 · La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave (Info)
  Colorado Responds (COVOAD). Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. La Plata County DAC: La Plata Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301 Dates & Hours: 9:00 AM –…
• Available: Disaster Assistance Center Scheduled Saturday, November 7 - Tuesday November 10 · La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave (Info)
  La Plata County · Recovery Information. Source gives a date but no time. La Plata County is working in conjunction with Colorado Department of Local Affairs and recovery office and the American Red Cross to establish a …
• Available: Press Release - Disaster Assistance Center to be open Saturday, November 7 through Tuesday November 10 · La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave (Info)
  La Plata County · What's New. Source gives a date but no time. La Plata County is working in conjunction with Colorado Department of Local Affairs to establish a Disaster Assistance Center for the residents of La Plata …
• Needed: A single mom with a bad back needs mud and sludge moved from around her trailer. A machine would be ideal. · Durango Regency (CR 203) (Pumps & equipment)
  Type: Mud & debris cleanup, Heavy equipment Helper's plan: A shovel crew is going 11/7 at 10am, and anyone can join. Tom Osborn offered to bring his tractor after he finishes near Hermosa Creek. Notes: From Facebook (Du…
• Available: We have a pile of ~40 sandbags but no truck. Off Junction near the nursing home. Available to be picked up and moved to where needed. (Sandbags)
  Type: Sandbags When: anytime Free or paid: Free Gathered by community volunteers.
• Available: Laundry for folks in need · Can travel, in town, hermosa, lightner creek, etc. (Volunteers)
  Type: Cleaning When: Now Free or paid: Free Gathered by community volunteers.
• Needed: Need boxes! Need help boxing unspoiled product & packing up office. People with tools/experience for removing drywall & insulation to beg… · Wildcat Liquors (Shovels & tools)
  Need boxes! Need help boxing unspoiled product & packing up office. People with tools/experience for removing drywall & insulation to begin the drying process. I'll be there by 10am on Sunday 11/8. I have spare gloves a…
• Available: Want to volunteer your time to help with flood response? · Durango area (Volunteers)
  La Plata County · How can you help the community?. Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. Voluntary organizations across Colorado are responding to the flooding in sou…
• Available: Please report property damage to Crisis Track · Durango area (Info)
  La Plata County · Recovery Information. Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. Residents who experienced flooding damage to their property are encouraged to report dam…
• Available: Are you performing work within a county road right-of-way? · Durango area (Info)
  La Plata County · Recovery Information. Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. Anyone performing work within a county road right-of-way, which extends 30 feet from eit…
• Available: Are you clearing debris from waterways? · Durango (Info)
  La Plata County · Recovery Information. Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. Property owners clearing debris from waterways must follow U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …
• Available: Press Release - Flood Recovery Information and Updates - 11/5/26 6PM · Durango (Info)
  La Plata County · What's New. Source gives no date; the posted time is when we first saw this text on the official page. URGENT MESSAGE: Anyone performing work within a county road right-of-way, which extends 30 feet fr…
• Needed: Home flooded, with about 4 feet of mud in the driveway and around the house, and hundreds of downed trees. Needs an excavator for the mud… · Cottonwood Creek area (Pumps & equipment)
  Home flooded, with about 4 feet of mud in the driveway and around the house, and hundreds of downed trees. Needs an excavator for the mud. Needs help and doesn't know what to do. Type: Heavy equipment, Trees & chainsaws…
• Needed: People with shovels and wheelbarrows, and excavators. Mud, rock, and debris need clearing, drywall ripped out, and waste hauled to the road. · Hermosa Creek area (Pumps & equipment)
  Type: Mud & debris cleanup, Heavy equipment Helper's plan: Equipment arrived and volunteers came. Lillith's latest update says they need much less help now. Notes: From Facebook (Durango Hub), posted 11/4. Check the pos…
• Needed: Any and all hands for the family and neighbors: shoveling mud to the curb, landscape restoration, minor repairs, recovering belongings, a… · Alamo Drive, Durango (Shovels & tools)
  Any and all hands for the family and neighbors: shoveling mud to the curb, landscape restoration, minor repairs, recovering belongings, and stacking trash for removal. Calvin has a broken foot and can't do much himself.…
• Needed: Lost power and had to move to a hotel. Their vehicles are stuck at home. · Durango North Village (Volunteers)
  Type: Vehicles & towing, Mud & debris cleanup Helper's plan: Jacob Baca is bringing a tractor and wheelbarrows, and JC Wynne offered a track machine to pull a vehicle out. Notes: From Facebook (Durango Hub), posted 11/5…
• Needed: Lost their home and car in the flood, and insurance won't cover the car. Looking for a dependable vehicle (ideally with room for a wheelc… · Durango (Other)
  Lost their home and car in the flood, and insurance won't cover the car. Looking for a dependable vehicle (ideally with room for a wheelchair) with affordable payments, or a vehicle assistance program. Yuki's partner is…
• Needed: An engineer or experienced person to assess a 3-story cliff collapse that sent mud, rocks, and water into the yards behind 4 homes. Not a… · East side of the southern end of CR 250 (Other)
  An engineer or experienced person to assess a 3-story cliff collapse that sent mud, rocks, and water into the yards behind 4 homes. Not an emergency, but it needs attention in the coming weeks. Type: Other Helper's plan…