Provide a year -round information/safety roadside rest area and facility where travelers rest and learn, about local, regional and statewide amenities.

Enhance the local and regional rural economy by creating awareness for travelers of availability of many things to see and do in the region.

Communicate local, regional, and statewide interpretive messages concerning culture, history and natural resources, with emphasis on anadromous fisheries and related watersheds; and

Establish the support needed for the Center and related facilities in the form of revenue generating activities and partnerships, and management structures and processes that will result in a self-sustained year round information and interpretive capability.