Ground floor. Roll-up door. Park right outside.
Drive-up storage units you can back the truck up to.
Every facility here has drive-up units: exterior, ground-level doors with parking in front. No elevators, no hallways, no dolly runs.
Pick a door to see what fits
Sizes are width by depth, in feet.
10 × 10
- Size
- 10 ft wide, 10 ft deep, 100 sq ft
- Depth
- 10 ft from the door to the back wall
- Fits
- A one-bedroom apartment.
The directory in numbers
- facilities with drive-up units confirmed on their own unit listings
- 5,143
- states covered, counting Washington, DC
- 33
- last data refresh
Counted from each facility's own website. How we check
Where people are looking
The cities with the most drive-up facilities.
Browse by state
Facility counts in each state.
- Arizona303
- California793
- Colorado243
- Connecticut3
- Delaware28
- District of Columbia3
- Florida511
- Georgia275
- Illinois204
- Indiana15
- Louisiana27
- Maryland159
- Massachusetts32
- Michigan152
- Minnesota104
- Missouri59
- Nebraska3
- Nevada40
- New Hampshire8
- New Jersey82
- New York92
- North Carolina162
- North Dakota4
- Ohio4
- Oklahoma21
- Pennsylvania55
- South Carolina31
- South Dakota30
- Texas1,340
- Virginia148
- Washington197
- West Virginia1
- Wisconsin14
Drive-up or indoor?
Pick drive-up when you are moving heavy or bulky things, or getting in and out often. Pick indoor climate-controlled when what you store can warp, rust or mildew.
| Drive-up unit | Indoor unit | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the door is | On the outside of the building, at ground level, facing the drive lane. | Inside the building, off a hallway, sometimes on an upper floor. |
| Loading | Back the truck up to the door and carry straight in. No carts, no elevator. | Park at the entrance, load a cart, then push it down the hall or up the elevator. |
| Climate control | Usually none. The unit runs about as hot or cold as the weather outside. | Often heated and cooled. Ask the facility, since not every indoor unit is. |
| Good for | Furniture, appliances, tools, yard and garage gear, moving overflow, work stock you swap often. | Wood furniture, electronics, documents, photos, instruments, clothing kept for months. |
| Watch for | Heat build-up in summer, dust and bugs at the door seal, rain blowing in while the door is open. | Elevator lines on the first and last day of the month, long hallways, building access hours. |
Quick answers
What is a drive-up storage unit?
A unit whose roll-up door opens to the outside at ground level, so you park in front of it and unload straight from the vehicle. Think of a garage door in a row of garage doors.
Are drive-up units climate controlled?
Usually not. The door opens to outdoor air, so most drive-up units follow the weather. A few facilities offer climate-controlled drive-up units, so call and ask if you need one.
How do you know these facilities have drive-up units?
Each listing was checked against the facility's own website, which mentions drive-up units. Hover the "Drive-up confirmed" tag to see the text we found. Availability changes, so call before you load the truck.