Funeral home in Encinitas, CA
El Camino Memorial - Encinitas
License FD857 · active · checked Oct 17, 2026
340 Melrose Ave, Encinitas, CA 92024Their own number, not a tracking line. We don't record the call.
Standard package, computed
14 homes in San Diego$1,395
$760 below the San Diego median for direct cremation
What this price covers
- Included
- Direct cremation (alternative container), $1,395.
- Ask the home
- Crematory fee, $110. It's a separate line on their price list. Ask: “Is the $110 crematory fee included in the $1,395?”
- Extra if needed
- Refrigeration, $95, if it's needed. We don't add it to the $1,395. Ask: “Would refrigeration be needed, and when?” Cemetery or crematory fees charged by third parties, death certificates, and merchandise such as an urn or casket are extra unless a funeral home lists them.
- Direct cremation (alternative container)
- $1,395
- Immediate burial (container provided by purchaser)
- $4,725
- Cremation with memorial service
- $6,420
Their price list, line by line
Every line is the home's own figure, checked against the document.
| Item | Price | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation (alternative container) | $1,395 | Oct 23, 2026corrected Oct 23, 2026cheapest qualifying package, not a price change: $1,595 is Direct Cremation with Trayview; the same list prints Direct Cremation with Safeway Cremation Container at $1,395 (owner decision 2026-10-23, HF-0322). The list reads: “Direct Cremation with Safeway Cremation Container - Corrugated fiberboard construction $1,395” |
| Direct cremation (container provided by purchaser) | $1,200 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Immediate burial (casket provided by purchaser) | $4,725 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Basic services of funeral director and staff | $3,340 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Crematory fee | $110 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Direct cremation and immediate burial | ||
| Direct cremation | from $1,200 to $16,895 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Immediate burial | from $4,725 to $20,820 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Immediate burial (with casket) | $6,020 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Alternative container | $195 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Basic services and care of the deceased | ||
| Transfer of remains to funeral home | $895 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Embalming | $995 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Other preparation of the body | $495 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Refrigeration | $95 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Facilities and staff | ||
| Facilities and staff for viewing | $500 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Facilities and staff for memorial service | $1,495 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Equipment and staff for graveside service | $1,145 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Transportation | ||
| Hearse | $395 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Limousine | $395 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Forwarding remains to another funeral home | $3,565 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Receiving remains from another funeral home | $2,365 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Service vehicle | $295 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Caskets and outer burial containers | ||
| Caskets | from $475 to $16,095 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Outer burial containers | from $1,695 to $4,795 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Standard package as we compute it | $1,395 | Oct 23, 2026 |
If a price here differs from what you're quoted, the funeral home's current list applies. Tell us and we'll re-check.
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Facilities and license
- License checked
- Oct 17, 2026 against the state board
State board record
No board actions found for this home in the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau's discipline lists for 2010 to 2024 or its citation lists for 2016 to 2026. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Planning ahead with this home
- Prepaid plan terms
- We don't have them. Ask the home for them in writing.
- Price guarantee
- Not known to us. Ask the home.
- Cancellation and transfer
- Not known to us. Ask the home.
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