Red Dot, Blue Dot and Rim Trail Create White Rock Scenic Loop

The Red Dot and Blue Dot trails in White Rock join with the White Rock Canyon Rim Trail to create one of Los Alamos County’s most scenic loops, offering direct descent from the mesa rim into White Rock Canyon. The routes anchor the western edge of the county’s trail network and are named features on local maps used by residents who recreate around White Rock and Los Alamos.

Red Dot and Blue Dot both originate on the mesa rim above White Rock and drop down into the canyon where the White Rock Canyon Rim Trail runs along the canyon edge. That connection - Red Dot to the rim trail to Blue Dot - completes a loop that links mesa-top access with canyon-edge traversal inside White Rock Canyon, giving users continuous passage through a distinct section of the county network.

The loop’s placement in White Rock makes it a visible piece of Los Alamos County recreational infrastructure. The White Rock Canyon Rim Trail serves as the linking corridor between the two mesa-to-canyon routes, and together the three named trails form a circuit that local trail guides and county maps highlight as a scenic route within the White Rock trail system.

Because Red Dot and Blue Dot descend from the mesa rim into White Rock Canyon, the loop inherently connects two elevation zones within the county network. That vertical linkage ties mesa neighborhoods and access points on the rim to the canyon corridor formed by the White Rock Canyon Rim Trail, reinforcing the loop’s role in local trail connectivity and in White Rock’s outdoor landscape.

The Red Dot, Blue Dot and White Rock Canyon Rim Trail loop remains a defining local route in Los Alamos County’s trail network. For residents navigating White Rock and the mesa rim, the three-trail circuit provides a clear, named path linking the rim, the canyon, and the rim trail corridor that frames this portion of White Rock Canyon.