Official page of Pikes Peak & Fort Lyon National Cemeteries
Honoring eligible Veterans and family members with dignified final resting places and lasting tributes that commemorate their service and sacrifice. Pikes Peak National Cemetery is a 374-acre Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemetery located in southeast Colorado Springs. Dedicated in 2018, it will serve more than 95,000 Veter
ans, their spouses, and eligible family members for the next century. The cemetery’s initial phase of approximately 65 acres includes over 13,000 gravesites, a flag assembly area, memorial walkway, committal shelters, and a public information center. Currently, we accept casketed and cremated remains for in-ground and cremated remains for both in-ground and above-ground burials (columbarium). In addition, Pikes Peak National Cemetery maintains a green burial section (Sec 18) to have a natural appearance and uses native grasses and plants to differentiate it from other sections in the cemetery. We accept both intact and cremated remains for interment in the green burial sections that are prepared for burial in a manner that does not involve chemicals or embalming fluids; and that the remains are buried in a biodegradable casket, shroud or urn, or are otherwise interred in a natural manner. Pikes Peak National Cemetery also administers Fort Lyon National Cemetery in Bent County, near Las Animas, Colorado. Established in 1907 on the grounds of the former Fort Lyon, this historic 52-acre site is the final resting place for generations of Veterans and continues a legacy of service dating back to the early 20th century. FLORAL POLICY
Pikes Peak National Cemetery welcomes and encourages fresh-cut flowers throughout the year and provides flower vases for gravesite display. Visitors may pick up these free-to-use containers from receptacles placed throughout the grounds. Once the blooms are spent or damaged by weather or wildlife, they are removed. They also may be removed for routine mowing or other maintenance every Wednesday during the growing season. Artificial flowers are ONLY allowed after the end of mowing operations in the fall on November 30th and must be removed when mowing resumes in the spring on March 15th. EXCEPTIONS: On Easter and Memorial Day, potted plants and artificial flowers may be placed on gravesites from the Thursday before the holiday until the following Wednesday. During the HOLIDAY season, from Thanksgiving through January 15th, wreaths less than 18 inches in diameter and gravesite blankets not be larger in size than 2 x 3 feet may be placed on gravesites. To maintain the dignity of the cemetery, commemorative items, balloons, pinwheels, glass items, votive lights, food, alcoholic products, statues, shepherd's hooks, stuffed animals, toys, weapons, ammunition, offensive items or those deemed contrary to honoring Veterans, permanent plantings and items taller than the marble headstones among other items, are not permitted and will be removed immediately. No item or object may be attached to a headstone or marker in a national cemetery. Flowers may be placed directly on the ground or in a temporary flower container in front of the Columbarium. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES: To preserve the dignity and serenity of the National Cemeteries please observe our regulations and refrain from the following activities:
• Any form of sports or recreational activities, to include (but not limited to) jogging, bicycling, skating, picnicking, or fishing
• Public gatherings of a political nature
• Littering of the grounds
• Cutting, breaking, or injuring trees, shrubs, grass, or other plantings
• Boisterous activity
• Pets on the property, with the exception of identified service animals, which must be on a leash.
• Entering the cemetery during the hours of darkness
