Flagstaff Cold Storage Trailers, Refrigerated Containers, Walk-In Coolers & Refrigerated Trailers for Rent
Flagstaff operations that depend on refrigerated stock can call Lock-N-Roll Cold Storage at 888 385-5513 for 24/7 support and emergency deployment coordination. Review refrigerated trailers and containers for your Coconino County site, then add a mobile kitchen or dishwashing trailer if cooking and ware washing are also affected.
- Refrigerated trailer pricing
- Starting at $1,295 · by rental length
- Delivery planning
- Delivery schedule confirmed in your quote
A refrigerated trailer plan for Flagstaff.
Planning a unit for Flagstaff means planning for Coconino County, roughly 115 miles north of Phoenix as the crow flies. Closest towns we also cover: Sedona (about 26 miles), Williams (about 32 miles), and Cottonwood (about 36 miles).
A hotel team presented plans for a 19-acre Oak Creek site to Sedona's planning commission in August 2025
Sedona is about 26 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
On August 5, 2025, the Ambiente Creekside project team presented plans for a new Sedona hotel to the city's Planning and Zoning Commission. The site covers 19 acres along Oak Creek, and the hotel is described as Arizona's only two-key Michelin hotel.
Max Biegert put about $15 million into restoring the Grand Canyon Railway, which reopened on September 17, 1989
Williams is about 32 miles west of Flagstaff.
The last train on the Williams to Grand Canyon line ran in 1974. Businessman Max Biegert invested about $15 million to restore it, and the line opened with a maiden voyage on September 17, 1989, with thousands attending.
Downed power lines closed I-40 in both directions about five miles west of Holbrook on November 15, 2018
Holbrook is about 84 miles east of Flagstaff.
On November 15, 2018, downed power lines closed Interstate 40 in both directions about five miles west of Holbrook. The Arizona Department of Transportation said it had no estimate of when the highway would reopen.
The Bush Fire of June 2020 burned 193,455 acres of the Tonto National Forest and became the largest fire in the country
Cave Creek is about 96 miles south of Flagstaff.
Cave Creek: The Bush Fire started on June 13, 2020, near the intersection of Bush Highway and State Route 87 in the Tonto National Forest, and was fully contained on July 6 after burning 193,455 acres. The cause was human.
Compare refrigerated trailers and containers.
Review all 4 refrigerated trailer and container sizes for your Flagstaff project, with starting prices by rental length. Select a model for its specifications, photographs, and rental details.
Scroll across the table to compare specifications and starting prices.
| Model | Format | Temperature options | Power example | Starting at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12ft Refrigerated Trailer | Refrigerated trailer | Confirm for the assigned 12ft unit | Confirm the assigned unit’s power requirements | $1,295 |
| 20ft Refrigerated Trailer | Refrigerated trailer | Separate 32°F, 15°F, and -5°F configurations; confirm the required unit | 220V, single-phase, 40–60A; verify the offered configuration | $1,495 |
| 20ft Refrigerated Container | Refrigerated container | Review the selected container's specification | Confirm the assigned unit’s power requirements | $2,495 |
| 40ft Refrigerated Container | Refrigerated container | Confirm for the assigned unit | Confirm the assigned unit’s power requirements | $3,495 |
Configuration examples shown. Confirm the assigned unit’s temperature range and connections in your quote. Starting prices by rental length are listed on each model page; delivery, setup, taxes, and availability are confirmed separately.
Storms and outages
APS shut off power to 8,000 around Flagstaff, and a Doney Park market ran on three generators
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 APS cut power to about 8,000 homes and businesses in and around Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon to head off a wildfire in dry, windy conditions, a second shutoff after one in April. In Doney Park, Mountain View Market kept its doors open on three generators, switched off nonessential equipment to protect cold food, and offered its refrigerators to neighbors for medications and breast milk.
A planned shutoff gives a day's notice, which is just enough for a business to line up backup. A refrigerated trailer with a generator trailer is a larger version of what that market did, with enough cold space for a grocery's whole walk-in if the shutoff runs into a second day.
Winter storms
Snow caved in a section of the Flagstaff Safeway roof, and the store was closed for 18 hours
During the heavy snow of early 2023, six or seven trusses gave way at the back of the Safeway off Highway 89 near Flagstaff Mall, leaving a caved-in area about 20 by 20 feet. Crews evacuated customers and employees, and the city posted an Unsafe to Occupy notice on the doors. The store reopened at 10 a.m. the next day after engineers cleared it, about 18 hours later. Nobody was hurt.
A grocery has a huge amount of cold stock sitting under that roof, and 18 hours is long enough to matter if the inspection stretches. A 20ft refrigerated trailer in the lot can take frozen and dairy while engineers decide whether to reopen, and the same unit works as extra cold storage during the holiday rush in a Flagstaff winter.
Compare refrigerated trailer and container prices.
Starting prices by rental length for refrigerated equipment and supporting facilities in Flagstaff. Review the equipment details and project requirements with our team.
| Refrigerated unit | 1–6 days | 8–14 days | 15 days–1 month | More than 3 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12ft refrigerated trailer ↗ | $1,295 | $1,595 | $1,895 | $1,995 |
| 20ft refrigerated trailer ↗ | $1,495 | $1,695 | $1,995 | $1,895–$2,195 |
| 20ft refrigerated container ↗ | $2,495 | $2,495 | $2,995 | $2,995 |
| 40ft refrigerated container ↗ | $3,495 | $3,495 | $3,995 | $3,995 |
Supporting facility starting prices
| Supporting facility | 1–6 days | 8–14 days | 15 days–1 month | More than 3 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24ft mobile kitchen ↗ | $4,995–$7,995 | $4,995–$7,995 | $4,995–$7,995 | $4,995–$7,995 |
| 38ft mobile kitchen ↗ | $7,995 | $7,995 | $8,995 | $7,995 |
| 40ft mobile kitchen ↗ | $7,995 | $7,995 | $9,995 | $7,995 |
| 22–26ft low-temp dishwashing trailer ↗ | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995–$6,995 |
| 30ft conveyor dishwashing trailer ↗ | $7,995 | $7,995 | $7,995 | $6,995 |
Starting prices by rental length. Prices, availability, delivery timing, and equipment details are subject to change and will be confirmed in your final quote.
Need help now? Call 888 385-5513 for 24/7 support and current availability.
Northern Arizona Healthcare broke ground on a 30,000-square-foot cancer center in Cottonwood on March 25, 2026
Cottonwood is about 36 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
Northern Arizona Healthcare held a groundbreaking on March 25, 2026 for a new cancer center on the Verde Valley Medical Center campus in Cottonwood, with 30,000 square feet of clinical space bringing cancer services under one roof.
A flash flood warning covered Clarkdale, Cottonwood, Jerome and the Verde Villages on August 12, 2026
Clarkdale is about 39 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
Flooding was reported near Aspen and South 7th streets in Cottonwood just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Jerome, Clarkdale, Cottonwood and the Verde Villages until 3:45 p.m. and advised people to avoid travel.
Jerome's Ghost Walk ran October 3-4, 2025 at Spook Hall, with tickets at $20 on Friday and $25 on Saturday
Jerome is about 41 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
The Jerome Historical Society's Ghost Walk ran October 3 and 4, 2025, with a dress rehearsal on October 2. Public shows started every half hour from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Spook Hall, with tickets at $20 on Friday and $25 on Saturday, and children 10 and under free.
Carefree's Winter Fine Art & Wine Festival ran January 16-18, 2026 with nearly 150 artists on Easy Street
Carefree is about 96 miles south of Flagstaff.
The Carefree Winter Fine Art & Wine Festival was held January 16-18, 2026, at 101 Easy Street in Carefree, with nearly 150 artists in the listing. It is a Thunderbird Artists show, and the town closes streets in the center of Carefree to host it.
The 2025 Navajo County Fair ran September 10-13 in Holbrook with a carnival, rodeo and 4-H livestock auction
Snowflake is about 98 miles southeast of Flagstaff.
Snowflake: The Navajo County Fair ran September 10 to 13, 2025, in Holbrook. Gates opened from 4 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to midnight Thursday through Saturday. The program included a demolition derby, a rodeo, a carnival, 4-H livestock shows with a Saturday-morning auction, vendor halls and a kids zone.
Taylor's council moved forward on a plan to light the Taylor Airpark taxiway
Taylor is about 100 miles southeast of Flagstaff.
At a July meeting, the Taylor Town Council moved forward to approve a plan to light the taxiway at the Taylor Airpark. The article said lighting would make taxiing safer and easier at night or when existing lighting is poor, and would raise the value of the airstrip.
Floods
A 200-year rainstorm on the Museum Fire burn scar flooded 88 Flagstaff properties
On August 17, 2021, about two years after the Museum Fire, two to three and a half inches of rain fell on the burn scar in one to two hours, described as a 200 to 500-year event. Floodwater damaged 88 private properties, put water inside 14 homes and flooded the hallways at Killip Elementary. Private damage ran just over $1 million and public damage $2.3 million across 33 properties, and the Forest Service later sent $3.5 million toward runoff work.
Flood response is a long stretch, and relief centers and recovery crews need to eat. A mobile kitchen trailer and a portable refrigerated container let a nonprofit or an agency feed volunteers at the sites in Mount Elden Estates and Sunnyside, where the water was worst, without relying on a kitchen the flood has already damaged.
Floods
A study put the cost of the next Flagstaff burn-scar flood between $535 million and $3 billion
Two studies presented to the Coconino County Flood Control District in February 2024 modeled what a fire on the San Francisco Peaks would do to Flagstaff. Flows in the Rio de Flag could rise three to six times through downtown and 31 times in Fort Valley. NAU estimated losses of about $535 million for a small fire followed by one rain event, and nearly $3 billion for a severe one. The scenarios were calibrated against the Museum and Pipeline fires.
Numbers like that make an evacuation plan sound less abstract. A business or agency in Flagstaff's flood zones has two jobs: get people out and protect what it can't move quickly, including food. Standing arrangements for a refrigerated trailer rental mean cold storage can be somewhere safe by the time the water arrives.
Large events
The Flagstaff Science Festival marked 25 years as a Dark Sky City, with a dozen telescopes at Buffalo Park
The Flagstaff Festival of Science, billed as the nation's longest-running free science festival, centered its 2026 run on the 25th anniversary of Flagstaff becoming the first International Dark Sky City. A free star party at Buffalo Park put more than a dozen telescopes in public hands. The Flagstaff Star Party ran October 1 to 3, and Oktoberfest was on the 3rd.
Free events pull people in from out of town, and star parties run well past dinner. Vendors serving a crowd in the cold have to keep product at the right temperature for hours. A 12ft refrigerated trailer is small enough for a park lot, and a mobile kitchen trailer can serve hot food late into the night.
Large events
The Route 66 Centennial filled Heritage Square on June 6 with music and 3D street art
Flagstaff marked the Route 66 Centennial on June 6, 2026 with free music around Heritage Square downtown and 3D-illusion street art. The same weekend, Hullabaloo took over Wheeler Park on June 6 and 7, and the Flagstaff Wool and Fiber Festival ran alongside it.
Two festivals within blocks of each other in the same weekend is a lot of food service for downtown. A caterer or food vendor can set up a refrigerated trailer rental behind Heritage Square and run both days from it, and a dishwashing trailer keeps a sit-down vendor from running out of plates before the parade of visitors ends.
Sycamore Vista, Camp Verde's affordable housing project, broke ground on October 16, 2024
Camp Verde is about 45 miles south of Flagstaff.
Sycamore Vista, an affordable housing development in Camp Verde, received $2 million in federal and $1 million in state tax credits in February 2024. Groundbreaking for Phases 1 and 2 took place on October 16.
La Posada announced a $2 million first phase to restore the east grounds and railroad depot in Winslow
Winslow is about 53 miles east of Flagstaff.
After seven years of fundraising and permitting, La Posada in Winslow announced a $2 million first phase to restore the hotel's east grounds and the railroad depot. The depot, designed by Mary Colter and built in 1929, is her only unrestored building.
Chino Valley weighed paying $150,000 for a 730-acre parcel with historic Fred Harvey buildings in December 2024
Chino Valley is about 54 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
On December 10, 2024, the Chino Valley Town Council discussed buying a parcel of about 730 acres that Arizona State Parks and Trails had acquired earlier in the year.
Peoria's main library was renovated for the first time since 1991, and stayed open
Peoria is about 104 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
Peoria: The main library at 8463 W. Monroe St. got its first renovation since it opened in 1991, with work beginning in June 2021 and a ribbon-cutting set for January 29, 2022. The scope included a new lobby, skylight, front desk, patio, roof, HVAC and fire alarm, all while the building stayed open to the public.
Barrett-Jackson sold 1,911 cars in nine days, and 6,500 bidders were there to buy
Scottsdale is about 105 miles south of Flagstaff.
The 54th Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction ran January 17 to 25, 2026 at WestWorld, with 1,911 no-reserve vehicles crossing the block, 6,500 bidders and more than $191 million in sales.
Fiesta de Septiembre filled Wickenburg's Community Center with mariachi, a mercado and margarita contests on September 6, 2025
Wickenburg is about 106 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
Fiesta de Septiembre ran Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Wickenburg Community Center on North Valentine Street, celebrating the town's early Hispanic pioneers.
Plan around the Flagstaff address.
A project in Flagstaff starts with practical questions about power, placement, and access. The same planning applies across Coconino County, including Williams, Tusayan, Page, Fredonia.
- Share the need
Tell us what you are storing, the holding temperature, quantity, location, and dates.
- Review the unit
Choose a refrigerated trailer or container and any supporting kitchen or dishwashing facility.
- Review the site
Confirm access, placement, power, and any water and drainage needs.
- Coordinate deployment
Confirm availability, rental terms, delivery, and setup in your quote.
- Plan the pickup
Schedule removal after stock has moved back to permanent storage.
Large events
Pride in the Pines turned 30 at Thorpe Park, the same day as the Beer Festival
The 30th Flagstaff Pride in the Pines took place at Thorpe Park on June 20, 2026, free but with a reserved ticket. The Flagstaff Beer Festival was on the same date, and the Piano Festival began that day and ran through June 27.
A festival day that starts in the morning and keeps going into the evening needs steady cold storage for drinks and food. Anyone catering at Thorpe Park can use a 20ft refrigerated trailer at the edge of the lot instead of driving back to a commissary between rushes, and a generator trailer powers it where the park has no outlet.
Large events
Labor Day weekend in Flagstaff: the county fair and Art in the Park share a calendar
The 2026 Coconino County Fair ran September 4 to 7, and Art in the Park ran September 5 to 7, so Labor Day weekend had two big draws on the same calendar. Fairs and art shows both come with food stalls, and most of them stay put for the whole run.
A county fair keeps vendors on site for four days and a lot of dairy, meat and produce moves through them. A refrigerated trailer shared by several vendors is a practical way to keep that product cold on the fairgrounds, and a dishwashing trailer is the easy solution for a food court that doesn't have enough sinks.
YRMC East opened a 10-bed ICU in Prescott Valley and grew to 82 inpatient beds
Prescott Valley is about 57 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
Yavapai Regional Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting on March 4, 2025 for a new 10-bed critical care unit at its Prescott Valley campus, raising inpatient beds there from 72 to 82.
Prescott Valley Days ran May 7-10, 2026 with a carnival, a Saturday parade and food trucks
Dewey-Humboldt is about 58 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
Dewey-Humboldt: Prescott Valley Days ran May 7 to 10, 2026 on the grounds of the Findlay Toyota Center, with a carnival every day, a Saturday-morning parade, a marketplace, a Friday Fiesta del Pueblo with a taco stand, beer garden and food trucks, and an indoor football game by the NAZ Wranglers on Saturday night.
Tusayan began a drainage master plan in April 2025 to reduce flood risk along the Coconino Wash
Tusayan is about 60 miles northwest of Flagstaff.
Part of Tusayan sits inside a FEMA special flood hazard area along the Coconino Wash, which flooded the town in August 2023. The Coconino County Flood Control District has studied the area, and the Tusayan Drainage Master Plan launched in April 2025 to identify drainage and watershed improvements.
Fourth at the Fountain in 2024 offered 10 dinner options, frozen treats and fireworks over Fountain Lake
Fountain Hills is about 109 miles south of Flagstaff.
Fountain Hills' Fourth at the Fountain on Thursday, July 4, 2024 started at 7 p.m. at Fountain Hills Park, with the band Rock Lobster from 7:30 to 9 and fireworks at 9 over Fountain Lake, with the fountain lit red, white and blue.
Show Low's 2025 Fourth of July parade drew about 20,000 in a town of 12,000, with Stage 2 fire restrictions in effect
Show Low is about 110 miles southeast of Flagstaff.
Hosts estimated about 20,000 people attended Show Low's 2025 Fourth of July parade, in a town of roughly 12,000 full-time residents. Stage 2 fire restrictions were in effect and private fireworks were prohibited.
Renovation
Northern Arizona Healthcare is rebuilding the Summit Center while it keeps operating
Northern Arizona Healthcare began a phased renovation of the Summit Center at 1485 N. Turquoise Drive, with a full interior remodel and a 6,000-square-foot addition. Phase one was expected to last 18 months, with first patient visits in mid-fall 2026 and two more phases through spring 2028. It adds new operating rooms, a sterile processing department and a wound clinic with hyperbaric treatment, and it stays open for scheduled surgeries throughout.
Clinics that keep operating while the walls are open need their supply chain protected, and anything that has to stay cold needs a plan when the building's power or cooling is shut down for a phase. A temporary refrigerated trailer in the parking lot keeps supplies in range, and a generator trailer covers planned power switchovers.
Construction
Northern Arizona Healthcare planned a $750 million campus near Fort Tuthill
In 2021 Northern Arizona Healthcare outlined a plan for a campus of at least $750 million on 188 acres near Fort Tuthill, about seven miles south of Flagstaff Medical Center. It called for an ambulatory care center of up to 175,000 square feet, a hospital of around 700,000 square feet and a hotel of nearly 200 rooms. The existing medical center, nearly 50 years old, would eventually close.
A build of that scale is years of crews working outside Flagstaff in cold mornings and hot afternoons, and years of staging yards. A 20ft refrigerated container works as site cold storage for a contractor's lunches and drinks, and a mobile kitchen trailer feeds a crew where the nearest restaurant is miles away.
An illegal firework started a brush fire in Prescott during a heatwave
Prescott is about 62 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
Just before the Fourth of July in 2023, an illegal firework set off in Prescott started a brush fire during a heatwave with a high wildfire threat, as reported on July 2 that year.
A January 2017 winter storm knocked out power to about 4,300 customers in Payson and Pine-Strawberry
Payson is about 67 miles south of Flagstaff.
After a major storm moved through Friday and early Saturday, January 20–21, 2017, with a foot or more of snow at higher elevations, about 4,300 APS customers in Payson and Pine-Strawberry lost power on Saturday night, mostly from downed lines or blown fuses.
The Highline Fire burned 4,929 acres north of Payson in June 2017 and evacuated La Cienega and Ellison Creek Estates
Star Valley is about 68 miles south of Flagstaff.
Star Valley: The Highline Fire started June 10, 2017 about eight miles north of Payson, in the old Dude Fire scar, and by June 16 it had burned 4,929 acres and was 35 percent contained with 1,069 people assigned.
Mountain Shadows was torn down in 2014 and rebuilt as a $75 million resort that reopened in 2017
Paradise Valley is about 115 miles south of Flagstaff.
The original Mountain Shadows in Paradise Valley was torn down in 2014, and the resort and golf course were rebuilt for about $75 million. The new property was planned with 183 guest rooms, a wing of 42 luxury condos and suites that cost another $38 million, 12,500 square feet of indoor meeting space and 25,000 square feet of outdoor event space with a roof deck.
31 days over 110: what Phoenix's record heat means for cold rooms
Phoenix is about 115 miles south of Flagstaff.
In July 2023 Phoenix strung together 31 straight days at or above 110 degrees, beating the old record of 18 set in 1974, and logged 16 days in a row where the night never dropped below 90.
The Wall That Heals stayed open around the clock in Surprise, and Vet Fest followed at the stadium
Surprise is about 115 miles southwest of Flagstaff.
In April 2026 Surprise hosted The Wall That Heals at Mark Coronado Park from April 9 to 12, open 24 hours until 2 p.m. on the last day, with a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a mobile Education Center.
Flagstaff refrigerated trailer rental FAQs.
How much does a refrigerated trailer rental cost in Flagstaff?
Refrigerated trailer rentals start at $1,295, with starting prices listed by rental length from 1–6 days to more than 3 months. Delivery, setup, site work, taxes, minimum duration, and the complete rental term are confirmed in the final quote.
When can a refrigerated trailer be delivered to Flagstaff?
Flagstaff is about 115 miles north of Phoenix in a straight line, and the road route is confirmed in the quote. Share your address, desired start date, unit size, and access conditions, and the team confirms availability and a workable delivery schedule.
Which Coconino County towns do you plan rentals for besides Flagstaff?
Williams, Tusayan, Page, and Fredonia are also covered in Coconino County. Each rental is planned around the exact address, placement area, and power.
What should I prepare for my Coconino County site?
Bring the address, placement plan, delivery access details, available power, the goods and holding temperature, dates, and a site contact. Confirm any applicable permit and approval requirements before dispatch.
Keep Flagstaff cold.
Share your site, dates, and storage needs. We’ll review the refrigerated trailer or container and supporting kitchen and dishwashing plan for your Arizona project.