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El Camino Memorial Park

Coordinates: 32°53′35″N 117°11′15″W / 32.8931°N 117.1876°W / 32.8931; -117.1876
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El Camino Memorial Park
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Established1960
Location
CountryUnited States
TypePublic
Size220-acre (0.89 km2)
Sorrento Valley, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio

El Camino Memorial Park cemetery is located at 5600 Carroll Canyon Road in the Sorrento Valley neighborhood of San Diego. Founded in 1960,[1] El Camino is a 220-acre (0.89 km2) memorial park and is the final resting site for Jonas Salk (who discovered the polio vaccine and founded the renowned Salk Institute), as well as several members of the well-known Kroc family (humanitarians, philanthropist, former owners of San Diego Padres baseball team, as well as Ray Kroc's position as C.E.O of McDonald's fast food chain). There are many other prominent citizens from the greater San Diego and Los Angeles area as well.[2][3]

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32°53′35″N 117°11′15″W / 32.8931°N 117.1876°W / 32.8931; -117.1876