The recommendations contained in this Corridor Management Plan (CMP) are intended to help the Byway move into the next phase of its existence. Changes in travel patterns and behaviors, the increasing use of the internet in travel planning, population growth on Colorado's Western Slope, and increasing demands on Byway resources necessitate updating the CMP to position the UTB for success in its next 25 years.

Features museums, historic parks, open space, sacred sites, historic districts, geology, and architecture in the Lariat Loop area. The byway travels through Golden, Clear Creek Canyon, Lookout Mountain, Genesee, Evergreen, Bear Creek Canyon, Morrison, and Red Rocks Park.