Drive-Up Storage on Skipper Rd in North Tampa, FL

When a move, a semester break, or a household transition puts more in your hands than your home can hold, the simplest fix is a unit you can drive right up to. US Storage Centers at 1108 Skipper Rd sits just off I-275 near the Fletcher Ave exit, minutes from the University of South Florida, and it's built around drive-up convenience: nearly 400 drive-up units from 25 to 750 square feet, inside ground-level economy units, and powered units with electrical outlets for renters who need to plug in tools or equipment. The property is a clean, access-controlled facility with electronic gated access and 24/7 video recording, and every unit rents month-to-month. It's north Tampa's straightforward answer to "where do I put all this?" Current rates appear in the live unit listings below.

What Storage Unit Types Does the Skipper Rd Facility Offer?

The Skipper Rd facility specializes in drive-up storage, with 396 drive-up units from 25 to 750 square feet, plus 33 inside ground-level economy units from 25 to 100 square feet and a selection of powered units with electrical outlets. Every rental is month-to-month at a clean, access-controlled facility with electronic gated access and 24/7 video recording.

• Drive-up units (396 units, 25–750 sq ft). Pull your car, truck, or trailer directly to the roll-up door and load in one step — no hallways, no stairs. Sizes run from a 5x5 up to oversized 750-square-foot units that swallow a large household, contractor equipment, or business stock.
• Inside ground-level economy units (33 units, 25–100 sq ft). Budget-friendly interior units on the ground floor, sized for boxes, seasonal items, and small-apartment overflow.
• Powered units with electrical outlets. Select units include an outlet — a practical fit for hobbyists, mobile service businesses, and anyone who needs to charge batteries or run a work light while they organize.
• Month-to-month rentals. Stay a few weeks between leases or as long as a renovation runs; there's no long-term contract.

This facility does not offer climate controlled units. If Tampa's humidity is a concern for what you're storing, our sibling facility has you covered — see climate controlled storage on W Hillsborough Ave .

How Do You Get to US Storage Centers on Skipper Rd?

The facility sits at 1108 Skipper Rd in north Tampa, between I-275 and Bruce B. Downs Blvd, just north of Fletcher Ave. From I-275, take the Fletcher Ave exit and head east, turn left onto Bruce B. Downs Blvd, then turn onto Skipper Rd — the entrance is minutes from the interchange.

• From the University of South Florida: head north on Bruce B. Downs Blvd from the campus loop, then turn onto Skipper Rd — roughly a five-minute drive from most of campus, which makes summer and semester-break storage easy for students and staff.
• From the Fowler Ave corridor and Temple Terrace: take Fowler Ave to Bruce B. Downs Blvd, head north past Fletcher Ave, and turn onto Skipper Rd.
• From Busch Gardens and the Busch Blvd area: follow I-275 north two exits to Fletcher Ave, or take Nebraska Ave north to the Skipper Rd area — about ten minutes either way.
• Nearby landmarks: the University of South Florida main campus, the Fletcher Ave and Fowler Ave commercial corridors, the Uptown district, and the I-275 Fletcher Ave interchange. If you can find USF, you can find us — we're just north of it, off Bruce B. Downs Blvd.

Which North Tampa Areas Does the Skipper Rd Facility Serve?

Skipper Rd serves north Tampa: the USF campus community, the Uptown district, Temple Terrace, Forest Hills, and households and businesses along the Fletcher Ave, Fowler Ave, Bruce B. Downs Blvd, and Nebraska Ave corridors. Commuters on I-275 reach the facility in minutes from the Fletcher Ave exit, which also makes it practical for renters coming from Lutz and the University area's apartment communities.

Why Store at 1108 Skipper Rd?

Because loading here is simply easier. With 396 drive-up units, this facility has the largest drive-up selection of our Tampa locations — you park at your door, roll it up, and you're done, whether you're moving a dorm room or a four-bedroom house. Sizes reach 750 square feet, room enough for contractor equipment, business inventory, or an entire household mid-move. Powered units with electrical outlets are a genuinely uncommon find in north Tampa, and inside ground-level economy units give budget-minded renters a lower-cost option. The property is a clean, access-controlled facility — electronic gated entry, 24/7 video recording, well-lit drive aisles. And with USF five minutes away, it's the practical pick for students, faculty, and university-area families who need storage that flexes with the academic calendar.

Why Choose US Storage Centers on Skipper Rd?

Storage is personal here. The Skipper Rd office is run by real, local people who know the property, remember your name, and will size your unit honestly — you're a name, not a number. Behind them stands a company that's nationally trusted and personally run: privately owned since 1985, national in reach, local in accountability. Renting also gives back — through Kure It Cancer Research and Charity Storage, our in-house charity partners, US Storage Centers rentals help fund cancer research and community causes. And everything stays easy and on your terms: rent online in minutes, keep it month-to-month, leave when the transition is over. What you store with us holds the moments of your life — the first-apartment furniture, the season's gear, the boxes between chapters.

Life's Moments. Stored Well.™

What Unit Sizes Are Available on Skipper Rd?

Units at 1108 Skipper Rd range from 25-square-foot lockers to oversized 750-square-foot drive-up units — one of the widest size ranges in the Tampa market. Use the rooms you're emptying as your guide:

Current rates and unit availability appear in the live unit listings on this page.