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.

The best ash scattering method by location: From Yellowstone to Hawaii, choose the right ash scattering method for your loved one.

Ash Scattering in National Parks in 2025: Tips on places to scatter to honor your loved ones ashes among beautiful wildlife scenes.

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.

Learn when & where to scatter ashes in wildflower meadows across the American West. Tips, blooms, and National Park guidance included.

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.

Symbols of transformation: A guide to Ash Scattering during the magnificent Monarch butterfly migration.

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

Read through our roundup of the best guides for ash scattering: from what to say to how to scatter in National Parks.

We’re deep diving into ash scattering traditions from around the world, including tips for scattering in those countries, their laws, and the most beautiful places to scatter.

As American families seek more eco-friendly, meaningful, and affordable ways to say goodbye, these European traditions offer a clear blueprint for what’s next in the evolving landscape of U.S. funerals and ash scattering.

We’ve crafted a guide to help families think through the best ways to honor their loved ones with ash scattering in a National Park.

The full deep dive comparing traditional burial, green burial, cremation, and ash scattering.

Our team has current former park rangers— here are our tips on scattering ashes legally, respects the environment, and maximizes the beauty of your tribute.

After guiding hundreds on Yellowstone’s trails, I’m sharing some of my insider tips for the best places to scatter ashes. And what to do to save money and be safe while you’re there.

Ash scattering tips in National Parks, private land, and across hidden wilderness.

Answering top questions about cremation and ash scattering.

Meet the BONAVENTURE team and learn about our process of scattering ashes in National Parks in some of America’s most sacred places.