As we look forward to Point Reyes National Seashore’s fiftieth birthday in 2012 and the one hundredth anniversary of the National Park System in 2016, we plan to be prepared to meet the critical challenges ahead of us. In response, we have developed this strategic plan to guide us. Point Reyes National Seashore completed a business plan in 1999 and an updated plan in 2004. Management successfully pursued and implemented the strategies outlined within those documents. Significant progress has been made over the last 10 years in developing scientific opportunities, upgrading park facilities and infrastructure, developing partnerships, and expanding learning opportunities for the public.

Point Reyes National Seashore is approaching the next five years with several goals that promote leadership and innovation in facility management; research, protection and restoration of natural and cultural resources; sustainable resource use; and public outreach partnerships. We have identified the priorities of each division at the national seashore and provided an overview of our work. Looking forward, we have developed a list of strategies to guide management’s efforts to utilize resources more efficiently. We recognize that efficient use of resources will enable us to achieve the important priorities we have identified.

The 80 miles of coastline, dramatic coastal bluffs, myriad life forms, and abundant recreational opportunities contribute to make Point Reyes an outstanding national park with unique natural resources. The park also contains an abundance of significant historic resources, with 27 cultural landscapes identified for future preservation and close to 300 historic structures. The park has made great strides in developing a historic preservation maintenance team and has done significant rehabilitation projects on the Point Reyes Lighthouse and Lifeboat Station.

Today, the national seashore serves more than two million visitors annually and last year received a 100 percent visitor satisfaction rating according to a Servicewide survey. The park’s employees and cadre of many partners and volunteers carry out the mission of the National Park System to care for and preserve the places that Americans entrust to us.

The staff and volunteers of the park are very dedicated to the mission of the National Park Service and will work hard to pursue these strategies and to achieve these priorities.

Don Neubacher
Superintendent
Point Reyes National Seashore
September 2007

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Cover Pages (229 KB PDF)
Table of Contents (p. 1) (137 KB PDF)
A Message from the Superintendent (p. 2) (208 KB PDF)
Executive Summary (p. 3) (162 KB PDF)
National Parks Business Plan Process (p. 4) (167 KB PDF)
Park Overview (pp. 5 - 7) (265 KB PDF)
Historical Context (pp. 8 - 10) (143 KB PDF)
Visitation Analysis (pp. 11 - 12) (215 KB PDF)
Volunteer Analysis (p. 13) (107 KB PDF)
Current Operations Analysis (pp. 14 - 41) (2,056 KB PDF)

Current Operations Analysis Introduction (pp. 14 - 15) (184 KB PDF)
Management and Administration (pp. 16 - 17) (241 KB PDF)
Facility Operations and Maintenance (pp. 18 - 23) (483 KB PDF)
Law Enforcement and Visitor Safety (pp. 24 - 27) (550 KB PDF)
Resource Management (pp. 28 - 37) (882 KB PDF)
Visitor Experience and Enjoyment (pp. 38 - 41) (437 KB PDF)

Required Resources (p. 42) (142 KB PDF)
Strategies (pp. 43 - 49) (388 KB PDF)
Special Profiles (pp. 50 - 55) (523 KB PDF)
Acknowledgements (p. 56) (145 KB PDF)
Back Cover Pages (373 KB PDF)

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