The goals of the park are based on the Article 1 of the National Park Law: "Be it enacted for the purposes of preserving the nation's unique natural scenery, wild fauna and flora and historical sites and providing public recreation and areas for scientific research, that is hereby created the National Park Law." Its three principal goals include:

1. Conservation: To protect the natural ecosystem, landscape resources, and historical relics, and to properly manage them for sustainable development.
2. Education and recreation: Without the violation of conservation purpose, to provide the public with recreational activities and opportunities, so as to cultivate the people's mind and body.
3. Research: To offer places and opportunities for natural scientific research and outdoor environmental education, so as to uplift the people's educational standard.