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Considering Lakewood? This free, 90-minute trolley tour visits our newest and most beautiful sites for scattering ashes and memorializing in nature… so that you can find a perfect place.
Our Memorial Experiences Tour is for anyone curious about Lakewood’s unique offerings. It highlights memorialization and ceremony options for those who choose cremation, as well as some of the distinct experiences Lakewood provides.
What to expect
An informative and inspiring tour focused on places designed for gathering, celebrating and remembering in nature. From communal scattering gardens to biodegradable urns, you’ll learn about the latest offerings, as well as meaningful ceremonies and events that bring loved ones together in this 250-acre urban oasis.
Highlights include:
- Meet in Lakewood’s beautiful, state-of-the-art Welcome Center
- Learn what makes Lakewood an accredited Level 2 Arboretum
- See the scattering, memorialization and ceremony options at Waterside, a newly developed site on the shore of Lakewood’s private lake
- Explore the diverse memorialization and ceremony options at the spectacular new Lakeview – an area within Lakewood overlooking Bde Mka Ska
- Make a tribute to a loved one at the vibrant Living Memory Tree
- Glimpse the breathtaking architectural beauty of the Garden Mausoleum and Memorial Chapel
- Return to the Welcome Center for refreshments and Q&A
Accessibility information
- The tour will visit various sites via trolley; guests will get on and off and walk short distances on paved roads and turf grass.
- Tour guides use voice amplifiers.
- If you wish to attend using a wheelchair or scooter, please email us at events@lakewoodcemetery.org so we can make arrangements to accommodate you.
Parking and Transportation
Driving Directions
Feel free to park anywhere along Lakewood’s roads unless otherwise noted with a no parking sign. Please do not park or drive on the grass.
Bus Directions
A bus stop is located right outside of Lakewood’s gates. Please refer to the Metro Transit website for the most up to date information about bus lines and schedules.
Bike Directions
Biking at Lakewood is permitted to and from and event, service, or grave. Lakewood has several small bike racks. Bike rack locations are noted on the map below.
Please do not lock bikes to any of our signs or trees. Please use caution when biking through Lakewood and yield to any vehicles or machinery. A 20mph speed limit is enforced. External speakers playing music are not permitted at Lakewood.
Our cemetery roads were not designed for biking. Unlike city streets, there are no stop signs or traffic signals. Often, people driving in the cemetery may be grieving and distracted. Because of this, recreational biking is not encouraged.
Restrooms
Restrooms are available in the Welcome Center before and at the end of the tour.
Cancellations
The tour will be cancelled if inclement weather occurs or is highly likely in the forecast. If we must cancel, this webpage will be updated, and we will alert registrants by email (from Eventbrite) with at least 2 hours’ notice.
Questions?
We’d love to hear from you! Call us at 612-822-2171 or email info@lakewoodcemetery.org.
