El Toro Memorial Park Headstones, Fairly Priced
Designing, engraving, and delivering granite and bronze memorials for El Toro Memorial Park families since 1966. Our Chino factory is just 41 minutes from the park.
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Memorial pricing for El Toro Memorial Park depends on the type of memorial, size, granite color, and the artwork or inscription you choose.
Flat Granite Markers
Infant 20″ × 10″: from $426
Single 24″ × 12″: from $570
Single 28″ × 16″: from $830
Oversized 32″ × 20″: from $1,142
El Toro Memorial Park charges a setting fee on all markers, billed separately from the memorial (see our FAQ below for the fee schedule). Every quote from us is itemized. Bring us a competitor’s written quote and we’ll match or beat it. See our full pricing page →
What’s Allowed at El Toro Memorial Park
El Toro Memorial Park is a flat-marker cemetery; upright monuments aren’t part of the district’s program. Markers may be granite, marble, or bronze, one solid piece, a minimum of 3 inches thick, with no feature raised more than 3/8 inch above the surface. A 2-inch faux or etched border is allowed, but cement borders have been prohibited since 2015. Bronze markers require a separate cemetery-supplied base. Photo tiles are permitted with a signed waiver on file.
Infant Marker 20″ × 10″
The smallest permitted flat marker, 3 inches thick. Infant spaces can also take the 24″ × 12″ size.
Single 24″ × 12″
The standard single adult casket-space marker, 3 inches thick. Room for a name, dates, and a short inscription. Also the required size for the Centennial Urn Garden.
Single 28″ × 16″
A larger single adult casket-space marker, 3 inches thick, with more room for artwork or a longer inscription.
Oversized 32″ × 20″
The largest single casket-space marker El Toro Memorial Park permits, 3 inches thick. Carries a higher setting fee than the standard sizes.
Centennial Urn Garden 24″ × 12″
The in-ground cremation garden uses a single 24″ × 12″ size. No borders are allowed on Centennial Urn Garden markers.
El Toro Memorial Park allows our full palette of 18 granite colors for standard markers.
Allowed marker types and sizes vary by section. Not sure what your section permits? Give us a call and we’ll look it up for you.
Who Sets the Stone at El Toro Memorial Park
What we handle: Design, engraving, and delivery. We coordinate with El Toro Memorial Park’s office and handle the paperwork so your marker is ready to set when it arrives.
Who sets the marker: El Toro Memorial Park’s grounds crew sets all flat markers. Once the memorial arrives at the park, their team places it level with the ground.
What Families Ask About El Toro Memorial Park
How long does it take to get a headstone made and set at El Toro Memorial Park?
In-stock flat markers are ready in 2–4 weeks. Special orders may take longer; we’ll let you know up front. Once delivered to El Toro Memorial Park, the cemetery typically sets the marker within five business days.
What are the setting fees at El Toro Memorial Park?
The Orange County Cemetery District charges a marker installation fee, paid directly to the district before the marker is set: standard sizes (24″×12″, 28″×16″, 20″×10″) are $300, and the oversized 32″×20″ marker is $420. If you’re adding a second marker to a space that already has one, a $200 endowment fee applies with prior approval. These fees are separate from the cost of the memorial and are billed by the District directly.
Straight from the District — download them here:
Why can’t I buy the headstone from the cemetery?
El Toro Memorial Park is a public cemetery district, and California law prohibits public cemeteries from selling memorials. Families buy the marker from a monument company like ours, and the District installs it for a setting fee.
Do you handle the approval process with El Toro Memorial Park?
Yes. Everything goes through our office. You approve the design proof, we take it from there: paperwork, section verification, delivery coordination. No separate calls to El Toro Memorial Park on your end.
Can I add an inscription to an existing memorial at El Toro Memorial Park?
Yes. We add inscriptions to existing memorials on site at El Toro Memorial Park. We bring our portable engraving equipment right to the gravesite, so there’s no need to disturb the memorial or coordinate a removal. Adding a second name, a death date, or a short inscription typically takes a couple of hours on site.
From Our Chino Factory to El Toro Memorial Park
Our factory and showrooms in Chino are about 34 miles from El Toro Memorial Park, a 41-minute drive south via the 241 toll road. Every memorial bound for El Toro Memorial Park is designed and hand-finished here in Chino, then delivered by our own team.
El Toro Memorial Park is an easy drive from our Chino factory, so we’d love for you to visit us in person.
From a $1-an-Acre Land Deal to the District’s Home Office
Founded in 1896 as an enterprise of the El Toro Land and Water Company.
The company sold cemetery plots for $1 each to draw investors to its irrigation business. After falling into neglect by 1923, the grounds were restored through community fundraising and sold to Orange County Cemetery District #1 in 1927. Renamed El Toro Memorial Park in 1983, the 25-acre park is now home to the Orange County Cemetery District’s administrative office.
Families from across South Orange County use El Toro Memorial Park, including Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, Irvine, and Foothill Ranch.
Ownership: Public. Owned and operated by the Orange County Cemetery District, a public special district.
Phone: (949) 951-8244
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Honoring a Loved One at El Toro Memorial Park?
Visit our Chino factory to see granite samples and full-size markers in every color the cemetery allows, or call and we can talk through what’s possible for your family’s plot at El Toro Memorial Park. No appointment required, but a quick call ahead lets us make sure the right person is here to help you.
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