Abstract: The management and operation is the core of sustainable development for geological park. A comparative analysis of the operation characteristics of overseas national parks, landscape and famous scenery, and domestic geological parks was taken from the actual condition of management and operation for Yanjin geological park and based on the three-stage progressive development objectives of application construction period, construction development period, and mature development period. We can absorbs its success experience, and constructs the three-stage management and operation model for the construction development of Yanjin geological park, from“quasi-government supervision, quasi-government operation”, to “quasi-government supervision, state-owned enterprise management”, and to “quasi-government supervision, company operation”.

Key words: geological park, management model, operation model, Yanjin county