Portable Folding Tables
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Having an easy to fold, and easy to transport table can make life so much easier. With these portable folding tables, take your table with you anywhere you need a flat surface for work or play. Picnics, job sites, or anywhere, a light, durable, easy to set-up table will give you the freedom to bring your own, just in case there isn't one available when you get there.
Our Picks
Long Foldable Plastic Portable Table
This minimalistic lightweight plastic table in black or white is suitable for indoor or outdoor use. The thin metal frame with a 96” length is waterproof and folds down the middle for easy storage and transport with the built-in plastic handle.
Designer Advice:
There are many ways to incorporate folding table ideas to serve all of your needs. Of course, the length you choose can affect your uses. A long table like this 96” piece can be perfect for serving or dining with several people. But then you can easily fold it, so it becomes half its large size, which makes it easy to store away or to take along on trips. When considering portable folding tables, look for designs with built-in handles.
Round Portable Plastic Table
This lightweight, compact, round unit turns into a crescent-shaped folding portable table for outdoor or indoor use. The built-in handle makes for easy carrying, while the rugged steel frame collapses to store inside the tabletop.
Tri Fold Adjustable Powder Coated Table
This rectangular table is 71” long and 24” wide and adjusts to three height options - 21.3”, 24”, or 27.6”. The silver powder-coated metal frame is lightweight and supports 110 pounds. When you fold the table, it becomes 3.9” wide, 23.6” tall, and 23.6” long.
Designer Advice:
Portable folding tables that adjust in height offer an extra versatility of uses. You can use these for buffet tables, reunions, parties, camping, or game nights. And the ability to fold into a small square makes these tables the perfect accessory to keep in your vehicle for tailgating, sports days, or random events when you might need a sturdy surface.
Slender White Plastic Rectangular Table
This basic white 48” rectangular table is impact-resistant plastic on an adjustable foldable steel frame in a protective powder coat for rust resistance. Locking mechanisms on each table add safety against up to 600 pounds.
Fabric Upholstered Portable Table with Cupholders
This portable table can be a huge convenience in the oddest places due to its minimal weight and foldable structure. The waterproof mesh comes in three colors and has four built-in cup holders and a smaller fabric tray below the table.
Small Suitcase Folding Table
You can use this compact folding table at its full height of 19” or drop it low for a lap table at only 10” tall with a 16” width and a 24” length. In addition, you can fold the thin metal legs and tuck them into the table before closing it to a 3” x 16” x 12” with two built-in handles.
Heavy Duty Imitation Wood Table
This heavy-duty table can support up to 1,200 pounds when evenly distributed between four to six people. The 1” steel legs with plastic foot caps have gravity leg-locking mechanisms for easy set up with a 2.5” width when folded for transport.
Compact 2 Person Wood Foldable Tray
A small wooden folding table can be ideal for two people to dine. And the small wooden fold-up table makes it perfect for easy storage, camping, balconies, or small decks. It collapses flat when not in use for outdoor or indoor use.
Designer Advice:
Wood foldable portable tables are lightweight, waterproof, and can give you a warmer aesthetic that looks better indoors than impersonal, industrial-feeling plastic tables. And a great thing about using a wood table is that you can make a DIY collapsible table. There are several techniques for how to make a small folding table. You can watch tutorials on YouTube or read guides that give a step-by-step how-to.
