Payson Cold Storage Trailers, Refrigerated Trailers, Refrigerated Containers & Walk-In Coolers for Rent
Lock-N-Roll Cold Storage rents refrigerated trailers and containers in Payson, Arizona, for restaurants, hospitals, schools, grocers, caterers, events, and contractors in Gila County that need temporary cold storage. Call 888 385-5513 for 24/7 support and emergency deployment coordination. Mobile kitchen and dishwashing facilities can be added when the site needs them.
- Refrigerated trailer pricing
- Starting at $1,295 · by rental length
- Delivery planning
- Delivery schedule confirmed in your quote
A refrigerated trailer plan for Payson.
Straight-line, Payson lies roughly 65 miles northeast of Phoenix, in Gila County. Closest towns we also cover: Star Valley (about 6 miles), Camp Verde (about 38 miles), and Carefree (about 45 miles).
Compare refrigerated trailers and containers.
Review all 4 refrigerated trailer and container sizes for your Payson 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.
Large events
The 37th Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo ran May 14–16, 2026 with a pink night and a patriot night
The 37th annual Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo ran Thursday through Saturday, May 14–16, 2026 at the Payson Event Center on the Beeline Highway. It opened with a women's barrel race on Thursday, then PRCA performances on Friday (Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night) and Saturday (Patriot Night, with free entry for active-duty service members), with food and shopping vendors throughout.
Three nights of rodeo with vendors on the grounds means concession stands loaded with meat, drinks and ice, and a parking lot instead of a kitchen. A concession group or a committee can hold it all in a 20ft refrigerated trailer behind the stands and cook from a mobile kitchen trailer, with a generator trailer for power.
Large events
Payson's World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo ran August 15–16, 2025, a tradition dating to 1884
The World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo ran August 15 and 16, 2025 at the Payson Event Center on South Beeline Highway. The PRCA-sanctioned rodeo dates to 1884 and billed itself as the longest-running in the country, with a Wrangler Bucking Cancer night, a Patriot Performance, dances after the last bull each night and a lineup that runs from bull riding to mutton bustin'.
August is the hottest part of the Rim Country rodeo calendar, and spectators, riders and stock contractors all want cold water. A rodeo committee or a concessionaire can hold drinks and food in a 12ft refrigerated trailer at the grounds, and the dance and the dinner can be fed from a mobile kitchen on the lot.
Compare refrigerated trailer and container prices.
Starting prices by rental length for refrigerated equipment and supporting facilities in Payson. 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.
Paradise Valley approved an 82-room redevelopment of the shuttered Smoke Tree Resort in January 2024
Paradise Valley is about 60 miles southwest of Payson.
On January 11, 2024, the Paradise Valley Town Council unanimously approved a special-use permit for Walton Global to redevelop the closed Smoke Tree Resort. The 5-acre site at Scottsdale Road and Lincoln Drive is slated for an 82-room boutique hotel with a restaurant, cocktail bar, café, spa, resort pool and an underground garage.
The August 25, 2025 monsoon storm cut power to more than 46,000 SRP customers, with major outages in Apache Junction
Apache Junction is about 61 miles south of Payson.
A monsoon storm on August 25, 2025 left more than 46,000 SRP customers without power across the Valley and Pinal County, with some of the major outages in Apache Junction, Chandler and near Mesa Gateway Airport.
The Findlay Toyota Center hosts about 110 events a year, and the town studied adding junior hockey
Prescott Valley is about 62 miles northwest of Payson.
At a study session on March 26, 2026, Prescott Valley looked at bringing a junior hockey team to the Findlay Toyota Center. The arena already hosts about 110 events and about 235,000 attendees a year, and a team would add roughly 32 home games.
A 90 mph microburst tore through Tempe on a Monday afternoon
Tempe is about 69 miles southwest of Payson.
At about 1 p.m. on October 13, 2025 a confirmed microburst with gusts of 90 mph hit Tempe, leaving damage from Guadalupe to Elliott roads and from Kyrene to Rural.
The Chocolate Affaire brought 12,000 people to the Civic Center, and came back in 2026
Glendale is about 70 miles southwest of Payson.
The Chocolate Affaire returned to Glendale Civic Center on February 14 and 15, 2026, free admission and free parking, after drawing more than 12,000 people and over 50 vendors the year before.
The Prescott National Forest began prescribed burning near Yolo Ranch on September 29, 2025, with smoke visible from Chino Valley
Chino Valley is about 71 miles northwest of Payson.
The Prescott National Forest's Chino Valley Ranger District planned prescribed fires in the Yolo Ranch area, in the northwest part of the forest, starting September 29, 2025 and continuing through the week as weather and fuels allowed.
Fires
The Highline Fire burned nearly 5,000 acres north of Payson and evacuated La Cienega and Ellison Creek Estates
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% contained with 1,069 people assigned. La Cienega and Ellison Creek Estates remained evacuated, Bonita Creek was on pre-evacuation status, a Red Cross shelter opened at Payson High School, and large animals could go to the Payson Multi-event Center.
A week-long fire means a shelter, a staging area and a lot of mouths to feed, and the high school gym and the event center aren't kitchens. A mobile kitchen trailer can feed evacuees and crews, and a refrigerated trailer with a generator trailer keeps the food safe when the shelter has no spare capacity.
Storms and outages
A January 2017 winter storm knocked out power to about 4,300 customers in Payson and Pine-Strawberry
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. Most outages were resolved by Sunday afternoon, with more snow forecast above 6,000 feet.
Cold storage and a snowstorm sound unrelated, but a restaurant, grocery or care home still loses product when the power goes out, and a snow-blocked road slows a repair. A generator trailer and a refrigerated trailer arranged ahead of the winter season give a Rim Country business a plan that doesn't depend on how fast a line crew can get in.
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 6 miles east of Payson.
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.
The 23rd annual Camp Verde Pecan and Wine Festival ran March 16-17, 2024
Camp Verde is about 38 miles northwest of Payson.
Camp Verde's 23rd annual Pecan and Wine Festival took place on March 16 and 17, 2024. It was one of several annual events on the town's calendar that year, along with the Rallycross on June 15, the Redneck Roundup Demolition Derby on August 24 and the Fort Verde Days parade on October 12.
Carefree's Winter Fine Art & Wine Festival ran January 16-18, 2026 with nearly 150 artists on Easy Street
Carefree is about 45 miles southwest of Payson.
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 Mesa Music Festival is free, and P.O.D. closes it out Saturday
Mesa is about 63 miles south of Payson.
Downtown Mesa's eighth Mesa Music Festival runs October 15 to 17, 2026, free to the public, with keynote talks at the Mesa Arts Center on Thursday and a main stage on Friday and Saturday.
The state set aside $2.5 million for Miami's flood recovery while a $24 million sediment project ran seven days a week in Globe
Miami is about 64 miles southeast of Payson.
A $24 million flood prevention project in Globe, paid through the federal Emergency Watershed Protection program, began construction the week before June 17, 2026, with sediment removal expected to finish in mid-July. The state budget included $10 million for flood recovery, split $5 million to Gila County and $2.5 million each to Miami and Globe.
117 degrees, 9,000 megawatts, and a backup plan for the cooler
Phoenix is about 64 miles southwest of Payson.
On July 24, 2026 APS and SRP each peaked a little over 9,060 megawatts at 117 degrees, about 90 percent of the capacity they had planned for the summer, and on August 2 APS reached 9,164 megawatts as Phoenix hit 115.
Community events
A May 2025 wildfire town hall in Payson covered utility power shutoffs as a last resort
In May 2025, ahead of the fire season, the Arizona Corporation Commission held a wildfire town hall in Payson where APS, SRP and TEP described vegetation management and grid hardening, including public safety power shutoffs as a last resort during extreme fire risk. APS had expanded its shutoff program to parts of Pinal and Navajo counties, affecting about 65,000 customers, and the commission urged residents to maintain defensible space and keep utility contact information current.
A planned power shutoff is still an outage for a refrigerated shelf or a freezer. A restaurant, a market or a care facility in the pines can line up a generator trailer and a refrigerated trailer before a red-flag day, so the shutoff doesn't also cost the week's inventory.
Construction
Payson asked developers in April 2026 to propose a mixed-use project on 1.52 acres beside American Gulch
On April 4, 2026, the Town of Payson published a request for a developer partner for a signature mixed-use project on a 1.52-acre town-owned parcel on Main Street next to American Gulch, with responses due May 14, 2026. The town wants a pedestrian-oriented layout of commercial space, public areas and gathering spaces to anchor Main Street's redevelopment and improve the gulch.
A mixed-use Main Street project is also where restaurants and small food businesses land, often before the buildings are done. A tenant can start with a refrigerated trailer and a mobile kitchen on site, and a grand opening for the plaza can be catered from the same setup without waiting for a finished kitchen.
A Cave Creek neighborhood joined the Firewise program in March 2026 as officials called wildfire season nearly year-round
Cave Creek is about 47 miles southwest of Payson.
In late March 2026, Fox 10 reported that a Cave Creek neighborhood had joined the Firewise program, which helps communities protect their homes from wildfire. Arizona fire officials said the wildfire season had become nearly year-round, and the segment described crews clearing flammable vegetation and telling homeowners what to remove.
A police officer spotted flames at Eggstacy before 2 a.m.
Scottsdale is about 50 miles southwest of Payson.
Just before 2 a.m. on September 6, 2022, an officer noticed flames coming from Eggstacy, a brunch spot near Thompson Peak Parkway and Pima Road in north Scottsdale.
Winslow's city site posted an SBA disaster loan notice for businesses affected by the 2026 Pocket Fire
Winslow is about 64 miles northeast of Payson.
On October 7, 2026, the City of Winslow posted a notice that U.S. Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans were available in connection with the Pocket Fire, with an application flyer linked on the city news page.
Peoria's main library was renovated for the first time since 1991, and stayed open
Peoria is about 66 miles southwest of Payson.
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.
Snow caved in a section of the Flagstaff Safeway roof, and the store was closed for 18 hours
Flagstaff is about 67 miles north of Payson.
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.
Plan around the Payson address.
A project in Payson starts with practical questions about power, placement, and access. The same planning applies across Gila County, including Star Valley, Miami, Globe, Hayden.
- 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.
Construction
A 94-room Home2 Suites planned for Aero Drive won a height variance to 56 feet
In March 2022, Payson's Planning and Zoning Commission approved a height variance to 56 feet, up from the 45-foot limit, for a proposed 94-room Home2 Suites by Hilton at 110 West Aero Drive. The hotel would add a 100-seat meeting area and an indoor pool, and approval was conditional on widening West Aero Drive, adding a sidewalk and securing design review.
A hotel with a meeting room and a breakfast service puts a kitchen into the build long before the first guest. A contractor can keep crew meals in a refrigerated container on site, and when the hotel opens, a caterer for the first events can use a mobile kitchen and a 12ft refrigerated trailer at the meeting area.
Construction
Payson's 2022 infrastructure list topped out near $160 million, from stormwater to fire stations
In May 2022, Payson put together an infrastructure priorities list that topped out near $160 million, including $25 million for stormwater management, $17 million to replace two outdated fire stations and expand the police station, $12 million for American Gulch floodplain mitigation and $10 million for Payson Event Center improvements, including covered buildings.
A list like that is years of excavation, storm sewer work, station builds and event-center construction. Crews working a storm sewer or a fire station site eat in the field, and a mobile kitchen and a refrigerated container make that easier. Once the Event Center is upgraded, its rodeo and festival vendors can add a 12ft refrigerated trailer for peak weekends.
Lightning started a nearly 200-acre fire in McDowell Mountain Regional Park on August 20, 2020
Fountain Hills is about 50 miles southwest of Payson.
Fountain Hills: After a night of severe monsoon storms, a lightning strike started a fire of nearly 200 acres in a remote part of McDowell Mountain Regional Park on August 20, 2020. The park closed until further notice.
Sedona approved $350,000 for 29 nonprofits and added $50,000 in marketing after a slower-than-normal July 2025
Sedona is about 50 miles northwest of Payson.
On July 8, 2025, Sedona's council approved $350,000 in small-grant funding for 29 local nonprofits, and on July 28 it approved an extra $50,000 for the summer marketing campaign after a slower-than-normal July for local businesses.
The 20th Thunder Valley Rally returned to Old Town Cottonwood on September 17–18, 2021
Cottonwood is about 52 miles northwest of Payson.
The 20th annual Thunder Valley Rally returned to Old Town Cottonwood on September 17–18, 2021, one of the events that brought crowds back to the district after a hard year.
The Griffin Fire burned more than 60,000 acres near Globe in August 2020 and closed U.S. 60 for 67 miles
Globe is about 67 miles southeast of Payson.
Globe: Lightning started two fires on August 17, 2020, and six days later they merged into the Griffin Fire in the Apache Mountains, in the Tonto National Forest. By August 26 it had burned more than 60,056 acres and was 28% contained, with over 550 firefighters on the line.
ADOT's $44.7 million replacement of the Queen Creek and Waterfall Canyon bridges on US 60 began in spring 2024
Superior is about 68 miles south of Payson.
The US 60 Queen Creek and Waterfall Canyon Bridges Replacement Project near Superior cost $44.7 million. It started in spring 2024 and was expected to finish in 2026.
Construction
A $76.2 million widening of SR 260 east of Payson began in June 2026 and runs about two and a half years
ADOT's SR 260 Lion Springs Improvement Project, which began in June 2026, adds a travel lane in each direction between mileposts 256 and 260, plus a center-turn lane and median, a frontage road for Diamond Point, three wildlife crossovers and drainage work. It costs $76.2 million and will take about two and a half years, including winter shutdowns, with one lane in each direction open and daytime lane restrictions.
A two-and-a-half-year job on the highway to the Rim means a crew that eats on site for several summers, and a travel corridor where a lane restriction can slow a supply truck. A contractor can feed a crew from a mobile kitchen trailer and hold food in a refrigerated container at the staging yard, and businesses along the corridor can keep a refrigerated trailer on call if deliveries get delayed.
Fires
A fire near Forest Lakes in March 2026 was one of the first of what federal forecasters expected to be an early, intense season
On March 21, 2026, a small fire of an acre or two burned near Forest Lakes, east of Payson, and the Forest Lakes Fire District responded. The National Interagency Fire Center called it one of the first blazes of what it expects to be an early, intense fire season, with drought conditions expected to return across Arizona by May.
An early season stretches the fire calendar by weeks, and crews and communities need cold storage and food for longer. A fire district or a mountain community planning a fundraiser, an open house or a training day can use a mobile kitchen trailer, a refrigerated trailer and a generator trailer, set up on a station lot without a commercial kitchen.
The Pocket Fire burned 27,393 acres north of Sedona in 2026 and shut State Route 89A for nearly a month
Clarkdale is about 55 miles northwest of Payson.
Clarkdale: The Pocket Fire started on June 19, 2026, in the Coconino National Forest north of Sedona, and was declared 100 percent contained on July 30 after burning 27,393 acres. State Route 89A was closed for nearly a month.
A burning vehicle drove across a field in Prescott Valley on August 16, 2026 and lit brush in several places
Dewey-Humboldt is about 56 miles west of Payson.
Dewey-Humboldt: On Sunday, August 16, 2026, around 9:55 p.m., a burning vehicle was driven across a field near Palo Verde Street and Cattletrack Drive in Prescott Valley, igniting brush in multiple places before it stopped.
The Pocket Fire burned 27,393 acres north of Sedona in 2026, and State Route 89A stayed closed for nearly a month
Jerome is about 57 miles northwest of Payson.
Jerome: The Pocket Fire started on June 19, 2026, in the Coconino National Forest north of Sedona and was declared 100 percent contained on July 30, after burning 27,393 acres.
Embry-Riddle's Prescott campus is adding a wind tunnel lab and a bigger simulation center
Prescott is about 69 miles west of Payson.
Embry-Riddle's Prescott campus planned a 15,000-square-foot aeronautics center with a 5,600-square-foot wind tunnel lab to replace a tunnel more than 50 years old, plus propulsion and drone labs.
Banner Gateway doubled in size with a $243 million tower on Higley Road
Gilbert is about 69 miles south of Payson.
Gilbert: McCarthy finished a $243 million, five-story tower at Banner Gateway Medical Center on North Higley Road. The 351,000-square-foot addition took the hospital from 177 inpatient beds to 286, added a NICU, cancer care space and four new operating rooms, and moved the helipad to the roof.
Payson refrigerated trailer rental FAQs.
How much does a refrigerated trailer rental cost in Payson?
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 Payson?
Payson is about 65 miles northeast 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 Gila County towns do you plan rentals for besides Payson?
Star Valley, Miami, Globe, and Hayden are also covered in Gila County. Each rental is planned around the exact address, placement area, and power.
What should I prepare for my Gila 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 Payson 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.