Ash Scattering in America’s most spectacular National Parks. Honor your loved one with a forever resting place as special as their life.

BONAVENTURE is honoring Ash Amnesty month— the month dedicated to ash scattering for cremains cherished by families across the country.

Destination ash scattering allows families to honor a loved one in landscapes that speak to the heart.

From the geothermal wonders of Yellowstone National Park to the turquoise waters of Hawaii, BONAVENTURE helps families find beauty and peace in nature’s most extraordinary sanctuaries.

Ash Scattering is the Most Beautiful Ending: Imagine standing at the edge of Yellowstone’s sweeping valleys, where geysers breathe steam into the sky, or watching ashes drift into the starlit glow of bioluminescent waters in Puget Sound. These aren’t ordinary ceremonies. They are moments of awe, rooted in wild landscapes, where goodbye feels less like an ending and more like a return to something eternal.

Looking for a spectacular spot to scatter ashes? Grieving is so personal, and we want families to have a chance to maximize the beauty of the location they scatter without sweating where.

Check out this guide for lesser known but stunning places to honor your loved one in the National Parks.

Wondering how to scatter ashes in a National Park? Selecting the right spot for scattering ashes is crucial for creating a meaningful ceremony.

Know before you go: Ash Scattering advice from Yellowstone to Hawaii

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Returning to the site of scattering can be profoundly healing. Each visit offers a chance to reflect, reconnect, and remember — in the same landscapes where your loved one’s story continues to echo.

This guide will help you understand how destination scattering works within National Parks, how to choose the right location, and what to expect if you plan to return in the future.

Ash scattering methods at a glance 2025

Here are our tips on scattering ashes using the best method: from scattering to casting, we break it down.

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There’s no one “best” option for every family—only what feels right for your values, traditions, and sense of legacy. For some, the permanence of a cemetery offers peace; for others, scattering ashes or returning to soil reflects a life lived in harmony with the natural world.

What matters most is that the choice feels healing for you and honoring for your loved one.

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Send your loved one’s ashes into the world with unforgettable light-filled ceremonies—floating lanterns in Hawaii, fireworks over Italy, shimmering bioluminescent waters in Puget Sound, full moon farewells in Thailand, and the Northern Lights on Isle Royale. Celebrate life, memory, and love in a breathtaking, magical farewell.

Joint ash scattering — where the cremated remains of both partners are released in the same ceremony or location — has become a powerful, symbolic act for those who wish to remain side by side in the earth’s embrace.

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Check out this guide for tips on a truly unique and special celebration of life tribute.

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