Backyard Storage in Marion, TX offers drive-up storage for people who want to spend less time carrying things across a parking lot or down a hallway. At 885 FM78 East, our drive-up units let you bring your car, truck, or moving vehicle close to your storage space, which makes a noticeable difference when you're unloading furniture, equipment, boxes, or business supplies.
If you've ever moved the same heavy dresser from a truck, through a building, and into a unit, you already know why direct access matters. Sometimes the best storage feature is simply having fewer steps between your vehicle and your belongings.
What Drive-Up Storage Is Actually Good For
Drive-up storage works especially well when you're moving. A truck full of boxes and furniture is much easier to unload when you can park near the unit instead of carrying everything through multiple doors or making repeated trips across the property.
It's also practical when you expect to visit your unit regularly.
Contractors and small business owners may need tools, equipment, supplies, or inventory several times during the month. Having drive-up access keeps those visits straightforward. You can get what you need without turning every stop at your storage unit into a larger job.
Seasonal storage is another common use. Holiday decorations, outdoor equipment, camping gear, extra household items, and other belongings tend to move in and out throughout the year. If you know you'll be swapping things regularly, easy vehicle access can save a lot of unnecessary lifting.
Drive-up units can also make sense during a home project. Renovations have a way of spreading from one room into the rest of the house. Moving furniture, boxed belongings, or supplies into storage for a few weeks or months gives you working room without forcing you to haul everything farther than necessary.
For heavy or awkward items, that shorter carrying distance matters.
Why Drive-Up Access Matters Around Marion
Storage needs don't always come from a major life event. Sometimes people simply need usable space.
Marion, Schertz, and Cibolo have continued to grow, which means more households moving into new homes, changing properties, renovating, and managing garages that have to serve several purposes at once. A storage unit can help with that, but convenience matters if you're going to use it more than once or twice.
Drive-up storage is built around that reality.
If you're making several trips during a move, you don't want every load to involve a long walk from the vehicle. If you're a contractor working around Marion, Schertz, Cibolo, Seguin, or northeast San Antonio, you may need to stop for equipment before heading to a job. Quick access becomes more important when storage is part of your normal routine rather than something you visit twice a year.
The same applies to families who rotate belongings seasonally. You may need camping equipment in spring, outdoor gear in summer, and holiday boxes toward the end of the year. A drive-up unit makes those swaps easier to manage.
It's a simple setup. That's the point.
Drive-Up Features at Backyard Storage
Backyard Storage offers drive-up storage access along with roll-up storage doors and EZ storage unit access. The property also includes EZ Drive In and pull-thru storage spaces, features that can make moving around the facility easier when you're arriving with a larger vehicle or a full load.
Customers who want easier loading but also need a more controlled environment for sensitive belongings can ask about our drive-up climate-controlled units. That option may make sense when you're storing furniture, electronics, documents, or other items that you don't want exposed to prolonged Texas heat.
You can learn more about those units on our Climate-Controlled Storage page.
The facility has gated entry, 24-hour security cameras, on-site management, bright LED lights, and exterior LED lighting. Gate access itself is not 24 hours. Renters can enter the property daily between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM.
Online storage rental, contactless storage rentals, touchless rentals, and online bill pay are also available. If you already know what you need, you can handle much of the rental process before arriving at the property.
Drive-Up Storage Near Schertz, Cibolo, and Seguin
Backyard Storage serves customers from Marion, Schertz, Cibolo, Universal City, Selma, Seguin, New Braunfels, and northeast San Antonio.
Our location along FM78 is especially practical for people moving between Marion, Schertz, and Cibolo. If you're already making trips with a pickup, trailer, or moving truck, a storage property where you can drive close to your unit can be easier to work into the day than an indoor facility that requires longer carries.
That matters for businesses too. Contractors, service companies, and other local operators often need storage that fits into the workday rather than slowing it down. Being able to pull in, access equipment or supplies, and leave again keeps the process simple.
Customers coming from Seguin, Universal City, Selma, New Braunfels, or northeast San Antonio can also use the Backyard Storage Marion facility page to check current storage options before making the trip.
Hours, Address, and How to Reserve
Backyard Storage is located at 885 FM78 East, Marion, TX 78124.
Gate hours are daily, 6:00 AM–10:00 PM. Office hours are Monday–Friday 10 AM–6 PM, Saturday 9 AM–3 PM.
To check current availability or reserve a unit, call (830) 743-5311 or use the online rental options available through the Backyard Storage facility page.
Other Storage Options at Backyard Storage
Drive-up access is useful, but the right unit still depends on what you're storing.
Furniture, electronics, documents, and other heat-sensitive belongings may be better suited to Climate-Controlled Storage. If your main concern is choosing a unit and understanding the property's security features, our Secure Self Storage page covers the broader storage options available in Marion.
For customers storing a camper, work truck, trailer, or extra vehicle in addition to household or business items, Backyard Storage also offers RV, Car & Vehicle Storage.
If you're going to be in and out of your unit often, start with access. A few saved steps on one visit may not seem important. After the tenth trip, they do.