Welcome to the official website of DESERT LAWN MEMORIAL PARK, located in the quiet rolling hills of Palmdale, CA.
ANY OTHER WEBSITE IS NOT MAINTAINED, NOR CREATED BY US.
(661) 315-4701
APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO MEET WITH MEMORIAL PARK STAFF. APPOINTMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO VISIT.
Recent review March 2025
Plots start at $3800.00 for full body burial.
If our answering service answers, we are assisting another family, please DO NOT HANG UP, without leaving us a message. It is impossible to serve you if we do not know your need, or request and a message is not left for us. We check messages during business hours, frequently, while in between families. Please help us to help you, by leaving us a message if we are unable to answer. We access concerns, needs each day on our call log, and we will call you back if a message is left. You are important to us.
We care about you and we are here for you in your time of pain and loss. We look forward to assisting and serving your family needs.
WE HAVE TWO OFFICES, OUR OTHER OFFICE IS OFFSITE, FOR QUIET CONCENTRATED CEMETERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PAPERWORK MANAGEMENT WITHOUT INTERUPTION. OUR OFFSITE OFFICE IS NOT FOR THE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
GROUNDS CREW AND MANAGER ON MEMORIAL PARK SITE DAILY.
DOCUMENT DROP OFF/PAYMENT DROP OFF ( NO CASH PLEASE)
IMPORTANT DOCUMENT DROP OFF AND PAYMENT DROP OFF ( NO CASH PLEASE)
PLEASE USE THE SIDE SLIT IN OUR SECURITY DOOR ( in between door jam and actual security screen, payments and documents will fit through and fall into secure area behind screen) TO DROP OFF ANY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTATION, AND/OR PAYMENT. ( NO CASH PAYMENTS PLEASE)
We will process your payment and mail you a receipt with a return envelope for your next payment.
THANK YOU
OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS NOT OUR PHYSICAL ADDRESS, MUST USE POST OFFICE BOX BELOW, AS MAIL SERVICE DOES NOT SERVE US ON THE HILL.
POST OFFICE BOX 900536, PALMDALE, CA 93590. PLEASE US USPS PRIORITY OVERNIGHT FOR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS, PLEASE DO NOT USE FED EX, UPS, AS THEY REQUIRE SIGNATURE.
DECORATING OF PLOTS AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE:
Monday- Innocence/Peace/Patio of the Palms/Acacia
Tuesday-Tranquility/Serenity
Wednesday-Devotion/Prayer/St.Therese
Thursday-Veterans/Sunset Vista AKA: Veterans West/Cumorah
Please refrain from placing flowers on these garden maintenance days, as these days are designated to work on pipes, weed whipping, mowing, fertilizing, aerating, etc. Our removal company comes in early am to remove and discard all items on maintenance day each week. It is recommended to place your fresh bouquet of flowers the following morning of your loved one's maintenance day.
DECORATING: FRESH FLOWERS ONLY PLEASE AS PER OUR FLORAL REGULATIONS, FLOWERS ONLY, ESTABLISHED 1959, IN A REGULATED GROUND VASE. PLEASE REFER TO OUR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE MEMORIAL PARK. OUR MANAGER DOES NOT MAKE THESE REGULATIONS, THESE REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN IN OUR FLORAL REGULATIONS SINCE 1959, flowers only.
BIRTHDAY DECORATING: YOU MAY DECORATE ON MAINTENANCE DAY, HOWEVER FAMILIES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO REMOVE ALL OF THEIR DECORATION ITEMS DAY OF BIRTHDAY BY 6:00 PM, TO AVOID REMOVAL COMPANY THAT COMES IN BEFORE THE STAFF TO CLEAR GARDENS FOR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULED DAY. FLOWERS MAY BE PLACED BACK, DAY AFTER MAINTENANCE DAY.
MAINTENANCE DAYS ARE A REQUIREMENT FOR REPAIRS, FERTILIZER, AERATION, MOWING AND WEED WHIPPING, OR ANY OTHER NEEDED ATTENTION TO GARDEN ON MAINTENANCE DAY.
This schedule is posted at the entrance of the memorial park as well.
PARK GATES WILL REMAIN ON THEIR REGULAR SCHEDULE, OPEN DAILY, FROM 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM, 7 DAYS A WEEK, OPEN ALL HOLIDAYS, WEATHER PERMITTING.
03/26/2023
We do not have postal service up on the hill, the post office will not come up our hill.
If you need to mail an important document, we strongly urge you to
use USPS ONLY PRIORITY OVER NIGHT, ( U.S. POST OFFICE)
MAIL TO: POST OFFICE BOX 900536, PALMDALE, CA 93590. PLEASE DO NOT OVER NIGHT WITH FED EX, NOR UPS, DUE TO SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT. WE HAVE TWO OFFICES AND WE ARE ONLY AT THE MEMORIAL PARK WHEN MEETING WITH FAMILIES, WITH THIS SAID, WE ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERIES THAT REQUIRE OFFICE PERSONEL SIGNATURE. OUR GATES ARE OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR WITH GATE HOURS OF 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM, DAILY, WEATHER PERMITTING.
Plots starting at 3800.00.
Ask about our BEFORE NEED SPECIAL
DECORATING: FRESH FLOWERS ONLY PLEASE AS PER OUR FLORAL REGULATIONS, FLOWERS ONLY, ESTABLISHED 1959, IN A REGULATED GROUND VASE. PLEASE REFER TO OUR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE MEMORIAL PARK. OUR MANAGER DOES NOT MAKE THESE REGULATIONS, THESE REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN IN OUR FLORAL REGULATIONS SINCE 1959, flowers only.
DUE TO CEMETERY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS, THE ONLY CHANGE TO OUR FLORAL REGULATIONS IS THAT WE REQUIRE FRESH FLOWERS ONLY.
FOR HOLIDAYS SUCH AS VALENTINE'S DAY, EASTER, MOTHER'S DAY, FATHER'S DAY, BIRTHDAY ( PLEASE CALL US TO LET US KNOW) MEMORIAL DAY, FLAG DAY,
NOVEMBER 2-3 ( Families are welcome on November 2-3 to bring food and picnic with their loved on on these two days) and VETERAN'S DAY AND ALL DECORATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED BY 6:00 PM ON THE DAY OF SAID HOLIDAY.
Our goal is to give you the opportunity to have fun decorating with your loved one on holidays, however again, all items placed are at your own risk, and must be removed by 6:00 pm the day of holiday, (excluding the dates of 12/17 through 1/9 see below) to avoid them being discarded the following morning by our removal company to resume maintenance.
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS:
Please be advised that any and all decorations placed in our memorial park, are being placed at your own risk. Desert Lawn Memorial Park will not be responsible for theft, or vandalism. We work hard to keep our memorial park safe, peaceful and relaxing. If we have a service in your area of garden, we reserve the right to gently place your belongings a side to enable us to use our tractor into memorial garden for preparation and completion of interment, (burial) if need be.
DECEMBER 17 THROUGH JANUARY 9, EACH YEAR, WE WILL ASK OUR REMOVAL COMPANY TO REFRAIN FROM REMOVING ITEMS ON THESE HOLIDAYS, SO THAT YOU MAY DECORATE YOUR LOVED ONE'S SITE ( AT YOUR OWN RISK, WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEFT)
FROM 12/17 THROUGH 1/9 ( artificial flowers are permitted from 12/17 through 1/9 of each year, as well as CHRISTMAS TREES, ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED BY JANUARY 9, so that we may resume maintenance the following day, to keep the memorial park maintained as per California State Cemetery Law to maintain cemetery standards.
We provide a large size canopy and chairs at no charge to your family. There will be no charge to witness the lowering and backfill, should your family desire to be present for the completion of full interment, if the backhoe is not in use. If your property choice is next to a LARGE TREE, we may need to place the canopy a bit further away due to the tree.
All services are to be scheduled Monday through Friday from the time window of 9:00 am through 2:00 pm, the latest to be scheduled. If a Saturday Service is requested, based on availability , there will be an additional $1595.00 added to the contract for a Saturday Service.
PAYMENTS FOR BEFORE NEED ACCOUNTS: YOU MAY MAIL YOUR PAYMENT TO POST OFFICE BOX 900536, PALMDALE, CA 93590, or you may place your paperwork into our security door, where it will sit until we are able to retrieve. PAYMENTS MUST BE IN THE FORM OF CASHIERS CHECK, MONEY ORDER OR FROM YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. WE NO LONGER ACCEPT PERSONAL CHECKS. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. NO IN PERSON PAYMENTS FOR BEFORE NEED ACCOUNTS.
WE FERTILIZE TWICE A YEAR AND CULTIVATE THE GRASS FOUR TIMES A YEAR TO KEEP THE GRASS AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE, UP ON THE HILL, IN THE DESERT AND WIND. OUR GRASS WILL BE DORMANT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AND CHANGE FROM FLUSH GREEN TO GREEN/ YELLOW, DUE TO DORMANT STATE. PLEASE VIEW PHOTOS OF OUR GARDENS WHEN THE GRASS IT AWAKE IN THE SPRING/SUMMER/FALL MONTHS.
Psalm 91 John 3:16 Psalm 23 Isaiah 54:17
