Visiting Rules and Decoration Policies

Lakewood permits fresh-cut florals and wreaths.

• Please bring only fresh-cut flowers and seasonal evergreen wreaths to be placed at graves.
• Please feel free to use our complimentary green flower vases for fresh flowers at graves.
• You may lay fresh flowers at a grave, but please remove any plastic wrapping.
• Glass jars and other breakable containers are not permitted at graves.
• We do not permit artificial flowers or plants.

Potted plants are permitted only on Memorial Day weekend.

• Potted plants will be removed the following week.  

Wreaths permitted beginning early-to-mid-November.

• Wreaths will be removed at the cemetery’s discretion, sometime after the winter holiday season.

Types of decorations not permitted:

• Artificial plants
• Flowers or decorations including silk arrangements
  
• Glass jars or other breakable containers 
• Non-floral standalone decorations:
  • Balloons
  • Pin wheels
  • Shepherd’s hooks
  • Christmas trees over 18” tall
  • Holiday placards
  • Photographs
  • Trinkets
  • Statues
  • Garden or stepping stones
• Monument saddles or any other attachments to markers or monuments

Lakewood permits fresh flower bouquets in a vase.

• Please bring fresh flower bouquets in a vase, which may be glass, placed in designated areas inside of our mausoleums.
• We do not permit artificial flowers or plants (see below).  

Lakewood permits potted flowering plants on special occasions.

• You are welcome to place flowering potted plants on special holidays such as Memorial Day, religious holidays, birthdays or anniversaries. Please place them on a plate or tray to catch any water that might spill. Items may be removed after five days. Lakewood is not responsible for watering or care of placed flowers/plants.  

Lakewood permits cards and notes to be placed indoors.

• You may place a card or letter to a loved one on designated tables or stands. (Please note that these items may be removed after five days.) 

Please place all items on the tables and stands provided.

• Do not place items on the floor or anywhere except the designated tables and stands. Do not attach decorations to crypt or niche doors.  

Types of decorations not permitted:

• Non-blooming house plants
• Artificial plants or flowers, or dried flowers or wreaths inside the mausoleums
• Balloons
• Trinkets and other non-floral objects (other than cards or letters)
• Monument saddles or any other attachments to mausoleum crypt fronts
• Please do not use tape, glue, or any other substance to attach or affix items to walls, niches or crypts

• Bikes are permitted only when traveling to and from a grave or building.
• Recreational biking is not allowed.  Please lock your bicycle in the stand provided near the front gates.
• Please use caution – our roads are not like city streets; there are no stop signs or traffic signals; people driving in the cemetery can be distracted.
• Yield to all cemetery vehicles.  They are working to serve families and keep Lakewood beautiful.

• Dogs and other pets are not allowed onsite.  
• Service animals are permitted.  

• You may park anywhere along the roads inside Lakewood (unless specified as no parking).  
• Do not park or drive on the grass. 
  
• Please drive slowly and yield to or avoid cemetery vehicles, funeral processions, graveside services and visitors walking on the roads.  
• Accessible parking is available near buildings and at larger community events, such as Memorial Day or our Lantern Lighting Celebration.   

• Walking is encouraged at Lakewood, as long as you avoid disrupting or walking near funerals and graveside services.
• Quiet jogging is permitted only when funerals are not taking place – please check the funeral schedule. 
• Walkers and joggers must be fully clothed (shirt and shoes required). 
• No other type of exercise or recreational activity is allowed. 
• Yield to cemetery vehicles and funeral processions. 
• Please take care in the winter as roads may be slippery. 

• Please keep voices at a respectful volume. 
• Loud music and personal external speakers are not permitted.

• You are welcome to take photographs at Lakewood for personal use only.
• We generally do not permit photography for commercial use, unless it has been arranged as part of a funeral/service or a sanctioned Lakewood community event.
• For nonprofit or other types of photography, please request permission by sending an email to info@lakewoodcemetery.org.

• Small picnics are permitted either when visiting a loved one’s grave (someone you knew) or in one of our open areas (with no graves). 
• Please do not picnic on the graves of people you did not personally know, including well-known or historic figures.
• Grills, open flames, alcoholic beverages and smoking are not permitted. 
• Tables, tents and other party rentals/equipment are not allowed other than for a scheduled funeral service or Lakewood-sanctioned event. 
• Do not litter. Pick up all waste before leaving the area. Waste receptacles are available near the front entrance.

• Many animals and unique plant species live here at Lakewood. 
• Please do not feed or disturb wildlife, including songbirds, ducks, geese, deer, turkeys and fox.
  
• Fishing, hunting or trapping wildlife is strictly prohibited. 
• Do not pick flowers or remove/disturb plants, shrubs or trees. 

• We do not allow smoking or vaping anywhere at Lakewood.
• Alcoholic beverages are not permitted on the grounds.