The following rules, which apply to all users of the cemetery, are intended to support the vision and mission of the EMCA and to ensure responsible care of the cemetery, while respecting all its cultural, historic and natural resources. Permission to be on cemetery grounds can be revoked if these rules are not followed.
- Be respectful of cemetery grounds. Do not walk across graves or sit on headstones.
- The cemetery is only open for visitors from dawn to dusk, and persons on cemetery grounds when the cemetery is closed may be considered trespassers.
- Skateboards, scooters, and other recreational devices are prohibited in the cemetery.
- Bicycles are permitted on the gravel roads only. Riders must ride slowly and yield to pedestrians.
- Only approved vehicles are allowed on cemetery grounds.
- All dogs must remain on leash and on paths while on cemetery grounds. Dog owners must clean up, collect and dispose of all pet waste. Offenders may be asked to leave and to not return.
- Burying pets or scattering their cremated ashes in the cemetery is prohibited.
- Burying or scattering human ashes without authorization is prohibited.
- All maintenance of cemetery property, including grave sites, shall be done by EMCA staff only. No one else shall plant, prune, mow, weed-eat or spray any substance on any plants or grave markers on cemetery grounds.
- Planting flowers at a grave site is allowed when approved and supervised by the Landscape Manager, who maintains a list of permitted bulbs.
- Rubbings are prohibited, as they can damage historic headstones.
- The consumption of alcoholic beverages on Eugene Masonic Cemetery property is only permitted with the prior approval of the EMCA.
- Games, sports and unauthorized group activities are prohibited.
The EMCA reserves the right to change rules and policies at any time. Any exception to the rules will only be made after a written request is submitted to the Board President or their designee.