On-Site Shower Trailer Rentals in the City of Berkeley for Every Project
The Lavatory is the first call for shower trailer rentals in Berkeley, for crews, events, emergencies and more. We own over 250 units, the largest luxury trailer fleet in the Western U.S., and our drivers set each trailer level, stocked and making hot water before your first shift ends. Campus build sites on Bancroft Way, film base camps at the Marina and fuel break crews on Grizzly Peak are all jobs we plan for. Call now for a same-day answer, or request a free quote and we will hold your dates.
Or call (415) 212-7550 for Berkeley availability.What every one of our self-contained shower units includes in the Berkeley area
Private hot showers for crews, camps, productions, emergency response and every project in between.
Call (415) 212-7550 or request a quote and we will size the trailer to your Berkeley dates.
The Lavatory: the Berkeley authority on shower trailer rentals
Nobody on our trailers waits behind a curtain in a shared row. Every room is its own small bathroom with a door that locks. Inside each one you get a bench to sit on and a hook for your towel. That matters to a grip coming off a fourteen hour night shoot, to an electrician leaving a trench at North Field, and to anyone at a relief site who has lost their home. We have stocked units for campus crews, film companies and fire camps across the East Bay, and the same clean, private room shows up every time. We own over 250 trailers, carry an A+ BBB rating and hold 5-star Google reviews, so the unit we quote is the unit that arrives. If you want private showers in Berkeley for a crew of ten or a camp of two hundred, call us now or request a quote and we will confirm your dates today.
Our own fleet, never a broker
Every unit is ours, from the 2-Station to the 8-Station. Nobody hands your Berkeley job to a stranger at the last minute.
Small units for small lots
Downtown and Southside sites rarely have room. We carry compact trailers that fit a single parking space and still give crews real hot water.
Ready for agency camps
Our 8-Station is CAL FIRE approved and we are SAM.gov registered, so fire camps and public agencies can order without extra steps.
We plan for bay fog and hill wind
Morning fog slows deliveries on I-80 and the Marina lots stay damp, so we stage early. Up in the hills we check fire weather before every service run.
“We booked a shower trailer for a youth campout near Berkeley, and it was spotless, roomy and never smelled like a portable unit. The kids got real hot showers, and the owners treated us honestly the whole way through.”
“The service tech kept our deluxe shower trailer at the Marina base camp so clean all week!”
“Their driver in Berkeley was hardworking, kind and respectful to our whole crew.”
Brands, base camps and productions that booked our crew shower trailers
The companies that could rent anything still call us, because a bad shower at a base camp or a film set becomes the story of the whole job. The Lavatory has provided trailers for names like Google, Tesla, BMW, Mercedes, eBay, and Target, for hospitality at Caesars Palace, and for pro sports including the Golden State Warriors, Oakland A’s, and Las Vegas Raiders.
The reason those bookings repeat is simple. A hot shower at the end of a long day is the one thing a crew remembers about the camp, so the trailer has to be stocked, heated and serviced every day of the job, not just the first one. That is how we run every unit in the fleet, and it is the same standard behind every Berkeley booking, from a two-week jobsite to a festival campground.
Three decades in event and equipment rental, running the largest luxury trailer fleet in the Western U.S. Every unit ours, never a broker’s.
Hot-water shower trailers for Berkeley film and TV base camps
Around Berkeley the 2-Station and ADA units fit the tight campus and downtown lots, and the 8-Station goes where there is room, like Marina lots and North Field staging. Hill jobs near Tilden often take the smaller combos because the roads are narrow and steep.
Berkeley has been on screen for a long time. The Graduate shot scenes here in 1967, George Lucas filmed THX 1138 at the Lawrence Hall of Science, and The Kite Runner used the Berkeley Marina. In late May 2022 the Oppenheimer crew dressed Campanile Way, Wheeler Hall and LeConte Hall in 1940s detail, with dozens of vehicles hauling in extras and set dressing. The Berkeley Film Office on Addison Street has handled permits for these shoots since 1994.
Base camp is where our trailers earn their keep. Background actors in wool costumes, stunt teams covered in dust and makeup artists working with body paint all want a hot shower before they go home. A period picture can put a hundred extras through wardrobe in one morning. Our ADA + 2 or a 2-Station combo can sit at the edge of a campus lot without blocking the honeywagon or the catering truck. Our luxury showers for rent in Berkeley give each actor a private room with real hot water and a mirror.
What is built into each trailer
Private rooms with a lockable door
Every shower is its own room with a door that locks, a bench and a hook, so a crew or a camp showers with real privacy instead of a curtain in a row.
Hot and cold water controls
A water heater and onboard tanks feed hot and cold controls in each room, with 1.5 GPM shower heads so the hot water lasts through a full shift of people.
Air conditioning and heat
Climate control in every trailer, so a shower in a July heat wave or a January storm response feels like the one at home.
One-piece gel-coated fiberglass
Walls, ceiling and floor are one molded fiberglass surface with no seams, which is why the rooms clean fast, stay clean and never smell like a locker room.
Runs with or without hookups
Fresh and waste tanks on board, a generator when the site has no power, and the option to tie into on-site septic on a long deployment.
Serviced, stocked and pumped
We deliver the trailer stocked and come back to pump, restock and clean on longer jobs, so day twelve looks like day one.
Quiet matters on these jobs, because Elmwood and North Berkeley blocks are residential and campus shoots often happen right next to classrooms. We set the trailer on its own tanks so no hoses cross a sidewalk, and we use a quiet generator or a nearby outlet when the location manager approves it. Our service visits happen between setups, never in the middle of a take.
We plan around the city permit, which the Film Office asks for five business days ahead, and the separate UC Berkeley campus filming program. Tell us the call time and the wrap time and we will deliver before the trucks arrive and pull out after the last van leaves. Productions that need Berkeley shower trailer rentals for one day or a six-week shoot get the same crew and the same clean rooms.
Full specifications for every unit are on the 8-Station spec page and its four sister pages, or call and we will spec it to your Berkeley head count.
See every unit on our shower trailer lineup, or keep reading for how we size a trailer to a California job.
Sizing shower trailers to the Berkeley area head count
Five shower units cover everything from a single ADA-compliant room to a camp that showers two hundred people a day. Every one has hot water, private rooms and climate control. Tell us the head count, how long the job runs and what the site has for water and power, and we will size it.
8-Station Private Shower Trailer
Eight completely private shower rooms in a 29-foot box, built for crews, camps and relief sites of up to about 200 people a day. Hot and cold controls, 200-gallon fresh and 950-gallon waste tanks, an exterior four-sink hand wash bank under the roof line, and it can tie into on-site septic for long deployments. CAL FIRE approved for wildfire camp service, the spec incident teams ask for in every western state.
ADA + 2 Private Shower Trailer
Two standard private shower rooms plus one ADA room with a self-contained ramp, built to federal and California ADA requirements. The right unit when a site needs accessibility without giving up capacity, with 210 gallons of fresh water on board.
4-Station Shower, Restroom and Laundry Combo
Four private bathrooms, each with a toilet, sink, shower and power outlet, plus a washer and dryer in a separate room. A self-contained hygiene block for a crew of up to about 30 on a remote or long-term job.
2-Station Shower and Restroom Combo
Two private bathrooms with a toilet, sink and shower each, in a compact 11-foot box. The pick for a small crew, a ranch job or a production base that needs both functions in one footprint.
Single-Station ADA Shower and Restroom Combo
One fully accessible room: ADA china toilet with grab bars, roll-in shower with a seat and hand wand, ADA-height sink and vanity, and a ramp that deploys in minutes. It pairs with any other unit so every person on site is covered.
Bigger jobs run several trailers side by side, and long deployments get a service schedule instead of a one-time drop. If you are between sizes, we spec it to the head count rather than nudge you into more trailer than the job calls for.
The same fleet covers shower trailer delivery across California, matched to crew size and duration.
What our portable shower trailers look like up close in Berkeley
Our shower trailers, and the kinds of sites we set them up on. Base camps, jobsites, race weekends, productions and the relief sites where the trailer has to run for weeks.
Four steps to a shower trailer on a Berkeley-area site
Booking should be the easy part of running a site. Four steps, a straight answer, and one team that owns the whole thing.
Tell us about the site
Share the dates, a rough head count and where the trailer will sit. That is enough for us to point you to the right unit and count.
We match the trailer and the hookups
We confirm whether the site has water and power or needs a generator and a supply, and pin the exact spot so delivery is one clean trip.
Delivery and setup
We arrive on your schedule, level and set the trailer, connect it, heat the water and stock every room so it is ready before the first shift ends.
Use it, we handle service and pickup
The trailer holds up through the whole deployment while our line stays open. When you are done, we come back and take it away.
Self-contained shower unit rentals for off-grid crews in the Berkeley hills
The hills above Berkeley are some of the most fire-prone ground in the Bay Area. The city’s Grizzly Peak project covers about 110 acres along 40 miles of roadside, where crews remove dead brush and thin trees so families can get out during a fire. The East Bay Regional Park District runs a 3.5 mile ridgeline fuel break along Grizzly Peak Boulevard, South Park Drive and the Tilden Corporation Yard with EBMUD, UC Berkeley and the city.
Those crews work where there is no water and no power, and the tree crews and line crews on Grizzly Peak and Panoramic Hill spend the day in smoke, sap and dust. PG&E is also burying about a mile of power lines on Grizzly Peak. A self-contained unit with its own fresh tank, waste tank and a generator lets them clean up at the staging yard instead of driving home dirty.
Hill roads in Berkeley are narrow and steep, so we plan every drop carefully with the crew boss before the truck leaves the yard. A 2-Station or a Single ADA combo tows well on Grizzly Peak Boulevard and fits at a turnout. If the road will not take a trailer, we stage it lower, at a park yard or a school lot, and crews stop on the way out. We also serve remote work further out, like wind repowering in the Altamont Pass and utility work along the East Bay ridges. Crews who need mobile shower trailer rentals near Berkeley, in Orinda or Kensington get the same careful plan.
For these jobs we bring water in and haul waste out on a set schedule, and we check tank levels before each weekend so nothing runs dry on a Monday morning. Crews that want portable shower rentals in Berkeley, CA for fire season can book early, since summer and fall fill fast once the red flag days start.
What happens after portable shower trailers land on a Berkeley-area site
We handle the whole thing, not just the drop-off. Our team delivers the trailer, levels and sets it, connects water and power or stages a generator and a water supply, fires the heater and stocks every room before the first person needs it. When the job wraps, we come back and haul it away.
On longer or higher-traffic bookings in Berkeley, we pump and restock on a schedule, and an on-site attendant is available for camps and productions where the trailer runs all day. That always-clean standard is the difference between a shower people use once and one they are glad to use every night of the job.
What one shift without a multi-station shower trailer costs relief sites in Berkeley
Think about what a Berkeley deployment actually costs to run. Wages, lodging, fuel, the schedule pressure, the people you are asking to work long days away from home. Then picture the end of that shift with nowhere to get clean. A shower is the one thing every person on site uses, and it is the detail they quietly judge the whole camp by.
A private shower trailer protects everything else you are spending. Crews sleep better and stay on the job, a production keeps cast and crew comfortable through a long schedule, and a relief site gives people back a piece of normal. Set against the cost of the deployment, it is a small line item that carries a lot of the morale, which is why the managers who have run a camp without one book the trailer first the next time.
Placement, permits and ADA for shower trailers in the Berkeley area
Cal/OSHA sets the sanitation rules for California job sites in Title 8. Section 1527 covers toilets and washing for construction, and when crews work with lead, asbestos or other harmful material, other sections call for showers before they leave the site. Our trailers give a contractor a clean way to meet that on a campus or downtown job.
The city adds its own steps. Film shoots need a permit from the Berkeley Film Office, and campus shoots also go through UC Berkeley’s filming program. Placing a trailer in the street or on a sidewalk takes a Public Works permit, so we usually set units on private lots or inside the job fence. We can send unit sizes and specs for any permit packet.
The hills have stricter fire rules. Much of the area east of the flats sits in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and in 2025 the city approved new ember rules for homes along Grizzly Peak and Panoramic Hill. On red flag days we keep generators and propane clear of dry brush and follow the fire department’s guidance. Crews planning work across the state can also book multi-station shower trailer rentals in California through the same team.
Accessibility and setup, handled
- ADA-compliant shower units with a ramp, roll-in shower, seat, hand wand, grab bars and an ADA-height sink.
- Guidance on where to place the trailer so it is easy to reach, easy to service and level.
- Water and power sorted before delivery, with a generator and a water supply staged when the site has neither.
- Licensed and insured on every unit we put on the road.
One thing we always say plainly: some sites, agencies and city permits have their own rules on placement, accessibility, greywater and temporary hygiene facilities. Tell us the site and we will help you plan around them, but confirm any permit requirements with the property or the agency as well.
Crew shower trailers for Berkeley campus and transit construction
UC Berkeley is in the middle of a long building run. Bancroft-Fulton student housing broke ground in January 2026 and will rise to 23 stories with 1,625 beds before it opens in summer 2028. The Clean Energy Campus project starts its utility work in summer 2026 and runs plant, tank and piping crews through 2030, including a two-million-gallon tank and a new plant under North Field.
Off campus, BART picked a team in July 2025 to build up to 618 homes on the Ashby station west lot. North Berkeley BART housing comes after that. The city and San Francisco Bay Ferry are also planning a new 1,080 foot pier and ferry terminal at the Marina. EBMUD keeps replacing old water mains across its service area, and Berkeley streets are on that list.
These are long jobs with dirty work, and the concrete, demo and trench crews all leave covered in dust, and a crew that can wash up before the drive home over the Bay Bridge or up I-80 stays longer and shows up happier. Southside sites have almost no laydown room, so we often send a 2-Station combo that fits one parking space. Bigger yards can take an 8-Station and a laundry unit. If your crew also needs restrooms on the same yard, we can bring luxury restroom trailers for Berkeley job sites on the same truck. Contractors working a few miles north can book private shower trailers for Richmond refinery crews from the same staged fleet.
If you want to rent a private shower trailer in Berkeley for a job that lasts years, we set a service plan that fits your shift changes. We pump and refill at night or early morning, and we tie into a sewer cleanout or a hydrant meter if your GC approves it. Many East Bay contractors also book crew shower trailer rentals in Oakland, so a team that works both cities deals with one company and one bill.
More Berkeley jobs our portable shower trailers handle
Three kinds of jobs keep our Berkeley trucks busy, starting with the film and TV crews who set up base camps on campus, at the Marina and on quiet residential blocks. Building crews are spread across a long list of campus and transit projects. Fuel break and utility crews work up in the hills, far from any water line.
Refinery turnaround crews
Turnaround contractors at the Richmond refinery can jump from a handful of workers to a hundred in two weeks. We size a shower and laundry setup for 12 hour shifts.
Street outreach shower days
Berkeley has hosted mobile shower days at church and city lots before. Our ADA units give each guest a private room with hot water and a ramp.
Cal game day staff
Stadium crews and vendors work long days around Memorial Stadium. A temporary shower trailer at the staging lot helps them reset between shifts.
Quake and fire shelters
The Hayward Fault runs right under the stadium. If a quake or a hill fire opens a shelter, our units arrive self-contained and ready.
Sports camps and tournaments
Summer camps and weekend tournaments bring athletes who need to clean up before the drive home. We place units near fields and gyms.
What ties these together is that a hot shower changes how a long day ends. Because our units sit staged across the region instead of a couple of states away, getting a shower trailer to a Berkeley site, even on a short-notice call, is an ordinary ask here, not a scramble.
How crew shower trailers gets planned for the jobs we see most in greater Berkeley
Film base camp, Marina lot
When a production books a Marina base camp, we walk the lot with the location manager first. We set the trailer downwind of catering, run it on its own tanks and check the hot water before the first van of extras arrives.
Housing build, Southside
When a GC has no room on a Bancroft Way site, we look for the closest legal space, often a single stall in a nearby lot. A 2-Station combo goes there, and we service it before the 6 a.m. start.
Fuel break crew, Grizzly Peak
When a tree crew works the ridge for a month, we stage the unit at a park yard below the work. Water comes in on our truck, waste goes out the same day, and the generator is checked on every visit.
Where we deliver mobile shower unit rentals across Berkeley
We deliver across Berkeley and the whole East Bay, and every state is on our map. Albany, Emeryville and Oakland are short runs, and the hills take a little more planning. Crews working across the bridge can book portable shower trailer rentals in San Francisco with the same team, so one company covers both sides of the bay.
We cover Berkeley shower trailer rentals across California. Towns and job corridors we serve include Downtown Berkeley, Southside, Northside, North Berkeley, Elmwood, Claremont, Berkeley Hills, Panoramic Hill, Thousand Oaks, Westbrae, West Berkeley, Fourth Street, Gilman District, Ocean View, Lorin District, Le Conte, Berkeley Marina, Albany, El Cerrito, Kensington, Emeryville, Oakland, Richmond, Orinda.
Working beyond the city line? See our full shower trailer coverage across California.
Downtown Berkeley
The Bay Area Book Festival and downtown towers make this the tightest place we deliver. We plan drops early in the morning, before Shattuck Avenue fills up.
Southside and the campus edge
Student housing and campus utility work keep crews here year round. Lots are small, so we bring the compact units.
West Berkeley and Fourth Street
Industrial buildings and shops make room for bigger yards. This is where an 8-Station and a laundry unit fit side by side.
Berkeley Marina
Film shoots, waterfront projects and events use the big lots out here. Wind off the bay is strong, so we set stairs and awnings with care.
South Berkeley and Ashby
The Ashby BART project and the Juneteenth festival on Adeline bring crews and staff. We stage near the station lots.
North Berkeley and the hills
Fuel work, utility jobs and quiet residential film shoots happen up here. Narrow streets call for the smaller trailers.
We offer rapid same-day delivery and 24/7 immediate dispatch across Berkeley, and we can often be there within 1 to 2 hours.
Reviews of our mobile shower trailer rentals near Berkeley
“I booked the ADA shower unit last minute for our outreach day in South Berkeley and was a little nervous about it. It worked out great and the guests loved having a private room. We will use them for the next one.”
“Best mobile showers around. They helped us with a last minute crew camp near the Gilman District and the rooms were the cleanest I have seen on a job.”
“The tech who serviced our mobile shower trailer up on Grizzly Peak in Berkeley works hard and you can tell he likes helping people. He always asked if the crew needed anything else.”
“Their team walked me through how the private shower trailer works and how comfortable each room is before our campus job started. Very helpful, thank you.”
“If you have ever had forty dusty framers lined up for one hose at the end of a shift, you need to call these folks. The showers they set up on our Southside job changed everything. Highly, highly recommend.”
What remote jobsites ask about private shower trailers in Berkeley
Do you have enough trailers to shower a whole film crew or a fire camp at once?
Yes, we own over 250 units, so a camp with several private shower trailers, restrooms and a laundry unit comes from one fleet. One 8-Station handles about 200 showers a day, and we add units as the head count grows. Tell us how many people and how many days, and we lay out the whole camp.
Will the length of my Berkeley shoot or build change what I pay?
Yes, and so do a few other things, starting with the unit size and how often we come out to service it. Water and power on your site make a difference too, because a site with hookups needs fewer truck trips, and longer holds usually cost less per day. Call us with the dates and we will price the options side by side.
Can you bring a portable shower trailer with a ramp for a crew member who uses a wheelchair?
Yes. The ADA + 2 has a built-in ramp and one ADA room next to two standard rooms, and it meets federal ADA rules and California’s code. The Single ADA combo adds a roll-in shower with a seat and a wand. Both fit on most campus and Marina lots.
Is it better to use the building’s power or bring a generator for a Berkeley job?
It depends on the site, since the 8-Station uses one 50 amp, 220 volt circuit, and the smaller units use two 120 volt, 20 amp circuits. If your GC or location has those outlets close by, we plug in. If not, we bring a quiet generator and keep it serviced.
Where can I get a combo unit with showers, restrooms and laundry for my crew?
You can get one from us in a single booking, since our 4-Station combo has four private bathrooms, each with a toilet, sink and shower, plus a washer and dryer in a separate room. It works well for crews up to about 30, like a hill fuel crew or a long night shoot.
What happens to the trailer on a cold bay morning or during a heat wave?
Every room has AC and heat with a smart thermostat, so the rooms stay comfortable either way. Berkeley rarely freezes, but we still protect hoses on cold nights in the hills. On hot days inland we start the AC early so crews walk into a cool room.
When do I need a permit to place a temporary shower trailer in Berkeley?
You need one if the trailer sits in the street or on a sidewalk, and film shoots need a city film permit either way. On private lots or inside a job fence, a permit is usually not required for the trailer itself. We send specs and footprint drawings so your permit goes through fast.
How do I get a mobile shower trailer approved for a CAL FIRE camp or a county shelter?
Our 8-Station Private Shower Trailer is CAL FIRE approved, and we are SAM.gov registered for federal and agency orders. For a county or Red Cross shelter, we send the unit specs to the shelter lead. We can roll the same day for an active incident when units are staged nearby.
Can a deluxe shower trailer fit on a small Southside or downtown lot?
Often, yes, because our 2-Station combo is an 11 foot box that fits in one parking stall, and the ADA + 2 is not much bigger. We look at the lot on a map or a photo before we quote so there are no surprises on delivery day.
How fast can you get a crew shower trailer to the Berkeley hills during fire season?
When units are staged nearby we can often deliver the same day, and next day is common. Hill roads need the smaller combos, so tell us the exact road and gate. Our dispatch runs 24/7 during fire season.
Do film crews in Berkeley need a separate permit to shoot on the UC Berkeley campus?
Yes, campus shoots go through UC Berkeley’s own filming program on top of the city permit, and we plan our delivery around both. Share the base camp spot once it is approved and we will plan the drop around your call time.
Planning guides for portable shower trailer rentals in Berkeley
Deeper reading for site managers, camp coordinators and producers, from sizing a shower trailer to the head count to keeping hot water through a long deployment. Tap any guide to open it.
How to plan base camp showers for a Berkeley film shoot
Start with the head count by day, not the total, because a big background day with 150 extras needs more rooms than a quiet second unit day. Ask your makeup and wardrobe teams who will need a full shower before they leave, since body paint and stunt dirt take longer to wash off. Build the base camp map with the trailer away from the sound stage path and near the wardrobe trailer.
Get your permits lined up early, since the Berkeley Film Office asks for five business days to process a request, and campus shoots also need the university’s approval. Once you have a base camp spot, send us the address, gate times and the name of the person on site. We deliver before the first trucks and pick up after wrap.
What to ask before you rent a crew shower trailer for a long campus build
Ask how often the unit will be serviced and when, because a crew of 40 on a long pour day uses a lot of water, so a service visit before the morning shift keeps tanks ready. Ask whether the trailer can tie into a sewer cleanout or a hydrant meter on your site, because that can cut service trips on a two-year job.
Ask what happens when the job grows, since a campus project can double its crew when a new phase starts. With over 250 units, we can add a second trailer or a laundry unit without changing companies. Get the plan in writing, including the unit sizes and the service schedule, before the first crew arrives.
A fire season checklist for hill crews who need showers
Pick your staging spot before the first red flag day, because a park yard, a school lot or a wide turnout below the work keeps the trailer off narrow roads. Make sure the spot has room for a pump truck to reach the tanks. Keep the generator and propane away from dry grass, and clear a few feet of brush around the unit.
Set a service plan that matches your crew’s hours, since tree crews often start at dawn and quit early when the wind picks up. We can service before they arrive or after they leave. Keep one person on the crew in charge of checking supplies, so towels and soap never run out mid-week.
Comparing temporary shower trailers with a gym pass or a hotel for your crew
Some crews try gym passes or a hotel block instead of a trailer, and the trouble with both is travel time. A crew that drives across town to a gym loses half an hour or more every day, and many skip it. A hotel works for out-of-town crews but does nothing for a local crew that wants to clean up before the drive home.
A trailer on site takes that lost time away, because crews can shower as soon as they finish and the job keeps its schedule. For a long job, the math usually favors the trailer once you count lost hours. We can help you compare options for your crew size and schedule. Berkeley, California private showers on site also mean nobody leaves early to look for one.
How to set up a dignified shower day at a Berkeley outreach site
Start with a site that guests already know, like a church lot or a community center. Plan for about 15 minutes per guest, and keep a short sign-up list so nobody waits in the sun. An ADA unit should be part of every setup, since some guests use wheelchairs or walkers.
Bring the extras that make the day work, since towels, soap and a change of clothes matter as much as hot water. Many outreach groups pair the trailer with a laundry unit and a few volunteers. We can help you plan the layout, the timing and the service so the day goes smoothly.
Book a deluxe shower trailer for your Berkeley crew today
Give us the head count, the dates and the site address, and we will tell you which unit fits and when it can be there. Call now or request a free quote, and we will confirm today.
