Purposes

The purposes of establishing the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area as a unit of the National Park System are— (1) to promote the expansion of access and opportunities for outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing, conservation, and heritage tourism in a way that supports the local economy and rural communities; (2) to conserve open space on voluntarily participating public and nongovernmental lands, with a principle focus on those lands and habitats that contribute to improved public access and programs that enhance the coastal area’s attractiveness; (3) to protect the long-term health of the natural coastal ecosystem, with a focus on nationally significant flora and fauna of the coastal area; and (4) to preserve the long-term coastal, natural resource-based economy reliant on recreation, nature and heritage tourism, and traditional land use.