Park in designated areas —NOT on the grass. There could be an unmarked grave there.

Cemeteries are not recreation parks; its for serious and solemn business. Always keep to scheduled time (and don't keep the dead waiting). Do NOT go to a cemetery at night without permission from the cemetery association! If you are in that cemetery at night without permission you are trespassing and could get you arrested and possibly have to pay a big fine! It’s not worth it.

Have respect for the dead. A cemetery is not a playground for ghost hunters and taphophiles. It is a memorial to honor those who have gone before us. Treat it as such (besides, if it is haunted, and you are disrespectful, a ghost might trip you and twist your ankle!).

Don’t touch the sculptures on the graves. Don’t lean on a monument or sit on one or pose for pictures draped over a tombstone. Some of those are delicate and they have been exposed to the elements — you could damage them. And, yes that bench looks inviting, but it is for the mourners. Don’t sit on it. If you do accidentally damage anything, report it to the cemetery association and be ready to pay for repairs! It’s the right thing to do.

A cemetery is not a place for shouting and loud music. It’s also not a place for you to make all your cemetery jokes! We are not telling you that you have to be “grave,” but it isn’t really appropriate to get silly at the cemetery.

Remember not to leave any trash when you leave, and not to disturb what might be at the memorial. If there are flowers, coins, photos, etc. be careful if you move them and put them back leaving everything as you found it. These are memorials, places where people come to remember a lost family member. Keep them as such.

NEVER take anything from a cemetery ... except any trash that you might generate (including cigarette butts). Don’t take coins or toys or flowers or dirt or guitar picks or any other offerings that were left for the dead. It’s bad juju.

Of course, our affinity is not only to the dead; we are also benevolent so you can take photographs, and leave only footprints