Atascadero Cemetery District

The Flower Policy of the Atascadero Cemetery District was updated and adopted by the District Board of Trustees on 11-19-2025.  Cemetery staff will begin clean up of the gravesites to conform to policy starting in January of 2026.  Family members are encouraged to clean up their own sites by the end of December.  The policy link is attached.  The informtion regarding the policy and clean up will be posted at the cemetery.  Questions or concerns should be directed to the District Manager or to the Board of Trustees.  Only flowers in cemetery-provided vases are allowed.  For more details please read the policy at the link attached.

Roads -  CCM, Inc. was hired for compliance.  The project was awarded to Toste Grading & Paving, Inc. by the Trustees at the 10-17-23 meeting.  Work started 1-23- 2024.  The road work was completed on 5-3-2024 after serveral rain delays.  As of 5-6-2024 all cemetery roads are open! There is  a video posted under About Us in the Photo Gallery of some of the work being done. 

Free Wood -     From time to time there will be wood stacked on the side of the roads that can be picked up by members of the public at no cost for personal use.  You must bring your own truck or trailer and load wood yourself.  Keep vehicles on the road, do not drive on to the grassy burial areas, wood that is available for pick up will be accessible from the road.  Contact the office at 805-466-1242 for availability. 

The hillside is Section N - This work was done through the SLO County Sheriff's  Alternative Work Program.  Work started on 9-20-2023.  The debris was removed and the stones and rocks were lined up along the bottom of the hillside.  The project was completed on 10-11-2023. 

Fencing - This project started on 10-19-2023 and was completed on 11-13-2023.  The work was done by cemetery staff and the SLO County Sheriff's  Alternative Work Program.

A pergola, covering an existing bench was built as an Eagle Scout project in Section D - Francisco Chavez a  Paso Robles High School graduate was in the Paso Robles Boy Scouts, Troop 60, and involved with the Scouts since he was in the 4th grade.  Francisco's Eagle Scout Project idea evolved after a conversation with cemetery staff about the sun that hits one of the benches, and how much nicer and more comfortable it would be to provide shade for that area.  Francisco thanks, Paso Robles Lowes for donating supplies and Weyrick Lumber for donating the needed building materials.  The Trustee's and staff of the cemetery thank Francisco for his work.

Water - We are investigating several possibilities for water usage and cost reduction.  Consideration is being given to the digging of a well(s), use of an abandon well that can not be used for drinking water, purple pipe or different types of grass and ground cover.

Expansion -  Access to the area is being prepared and a road will be put in soon , clearing of fallen trees will need to be done, along with mapping of the area for grave spaces.  Goats were used to clear the area of under growth and poison oak.  The project is expected to take about 3 years to complete.

 Fire Hazard Reduction in cooperation with City of Atascadero Fire Department - Atascadero Fire Department started work on the reduction of fire hazards on the cemetery property during the summer of 2025.  The Cemetery staff and the Fire Department crew coordinated schedules to give families quiet time starting 15 minutes before each scheduled burial service through an hour after the scheduled start time.  The project took about 5 weeks to complete.

Replace Fence - The fence along the road in section O is scheduled for replacement during the winter months of 2025/2026.  The cemetery crew will be working on this project.