Oak Park is one of only a few Southern California cemeteries that still allows upright monuments and slant memorials alongside flat granite markers. Pricing depends on the type, size, granite color, and artwork you choose.
Flat Granite Markers: from $570
Slant Memorials: from $1,850
Upright Monuments, Oak Park’s most popular memorial type: from $2,600
Oak 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 →
A sample of granite monuments, slant memorials, and a bench we’ve crafted for families at Oak Park Cemetery in Claremont. We’ve placed more monuments here than any other company in the past decade.
Oak Park Cemetery holds the distinction of being one of only a few cemeteries that still accepts a wide variety of memorial markers, including above ground monuments. The City of Claremont does not sell or provide monuments or markers. Families choose their own monument company, and the City handles placement.
Maximum 30″H × 32″W × 12″ thick, including the base. The most popular memorial type at Oak Park.
Maximum 30″H × 42″W × 12″ thick, including the base. Centered between two adjacent plots.
Maximum 30″H × 32″W × 12″ thick, including the base. An angled granite memorial that sits lower than an upright but taller than a flat marker. A distinctive option that stands out in the park.
Minimum 12″ × 24″ × 3″ thick. A level set marker flush with the ground.
Oak Park allows our full palette of 18 granite colors.
What we handle: Design, engraving, and delivery. We finish your monument or marker in our Chino factory and deliver to Oak Park on the scheduled day. You don’t have to chase the paperwork. We do that for you.
Who sets the memorial: All monuments and markers at Oak Park must be set by the cemetery’s own staff. No outside companies are permitted to set markers or monuments. We deliver, they install.
Setting fee: The City bills a setting fee separate from the memorial, based on marker type. See our FAQ below for the current fee schedule.
Oak Park is owned by the City of Claremont, and California law prohibits public cemeteries from selling memorials. Families buy the monument or marker from a monument company like ours, and the City installs it for a setting fee.
The City of Claremont charges the setting fee, billed separately from the memorial: currently $458 for flat markers and $620 for pillowtop, slant, or upright markers. We deliver the finished memorial, and the City’s crew sets it once the fee is on file.
Oak Park accepts upright monuments, slant memorials, pillowtop markers, and flat granite markers. This is rare in Southern California, where most cemeteries only allow flat markers. It’s one of the things that makes Oak Park special.
In stock upright monuments and slant memorials are ready in 4–8 weeks after the design is approved. Flat markers typically take 2–6 weeks. After we deliver to Oak Park, the cemetery’s crew handles the setting once the fee is on file. We handle the delivery scheduling for you.
Yes. We add inscriptions to existing memorials on site at Oak Park Cemetery with portable engraving equipment, so the marker doesn’t have to be removed. Adding a second name, a death date, or a short inscription typically takes a couple of hours on site. Learn more about on site engraving →
The cemetery grounds are open every day from dawn until dusk. The cemetery office is open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. The office can be reached at (909) 399-5487.
Our factory and showroom in Chino are about 15 miles from Oak Park Cemetery, roughly a 20–30 minute drive on the 71 and 10. Every monument bound for Oak Park is designed and hand finished here in Chino, then delivered by our own team.
Oak Park is an easy drive from our Chino factory, so we’d love for you to visit us in person.
Oak Park Cemetery was established in 1897 and has been owned and operated by the City of Claremont since 1978. Spread across roughly 12 acres at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, the park is filled with mature oak and sycamore trees, a tranquil water feature added in 2023, and a mix of flat markers and upright monuments that give it a character most modern cemeteries lack.
The cemetery office is housed in the Wright Pierce Studio, a historic 1915 structure originally built by photographer Wright McEwen Pierce in downtown Claremont and relocated to the cemetery in 1989. A 1999 dedication plaque at the entrance reads: “Oak Park Cemetery is dedicated to freedom of belief and religion. May people of all faiths find here the beauty and restful peace that they seek.”
Families from across the Pomona Valley are laid to rest here, including Claremont, La Verne, Pomona, San Dimas, Upland, Montclair, Glendora, and Rancho Cucamonga. With three expansion phases completed or approved and hundreds of new plots planned, Oak Park continues to grow with the communities it serves.
Ownership: Municipal. Owned and operated by the City of Claremont since 1978.
Oak Park Cemetery: Official Site (City of Claremont) · Google · Yelp
Visit our Chino factory to see granite samples and full size monuments in every color and style the City allows, or call and we can talk through what’s possible for your family’s plot at Oak 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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