Walking Caesars to Rio Danger?

I've often walked Caesars to Rio on the pedestrian pavement..... I enjoy the 10-15 walk. The pavement next to W Flamingo Road at one section heads 'inland' about 100-200 yards for 5 mins of the walk. This section is totally isolated from any passing traffic or any other people that are not using the pavement. Just wondering if anybody has had any problems with this area? It crosses my mind that it would be an easy target for muggings to occur.... out of sight to anyone else. I often pass homeless people sleeping there but walking back at night I'm a bit on edge. Am I being too concerned ? Is it safe or should I avoid the walk... especially at night?

Why not just take the free shuttle from Rio to Ballys, or from Rio to Harrahs? Both leave every half hour and run from 10am to 1am.

While the area you're talking about hasn't been brought up before, there is an old discussion about that walk, and an alternate shorter walk thru the back lots:

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The green line is your walk. The yellow line is the alternate.

I've done this walk many times. Like every other walk in Vegas it is longer than it looks. I never had any problems, but I never walked it late at night, only daytime and early evening.
The only time I regretted it was a cold winter day. About half way there the wind whipped up and cut right to the bone. It can get awful cold in the desert!

Quote: WinningWays

Is it safe or should I avoid the walk... especially at night?

The hair standing up on the back of your neck is your subconscious telling your body to get ready to flee. Trust your instincts and take the shuttle or pay for a cab rather than walk it alone.

I tested this walk recently (from the closest point on the Strip to stepping inside the Rio casino) and the 'shorter' walk actually takes longer! Starting on the Strip outside Caesars then walking the streets through the back lots entering at the rear of the Rio complex to casino took exactly 17 minutes. Return walk leaving Rio casino at front entrance then walking down W. Flamingo to reach the Strip outside NYNY took exactly 16 minutes. I was walking briskly with no need to stop at pedestrian traffic lights along the way. DJTeddy's map looks quicker the other way but it took 2-3 minutes once entering the back of Rio complex near the conference rooms (then walking the long corridor) to actually stepping inside the casino.

Quote: WinningWays

... then walking down W. Flamingo to reach the Strip outside NYNY ....

I'm guessing this is a typo, right? It's a fair way from Flamingo to NYNY.

Whoops!!! Yes a typo. Should read walking down Flamingo to reach the Strip outside Caesars. Not sure how NYNY came into the equation!!

I should point out that the alternate path was drawn not so much because it was shorter, but simply as an alternate, because of a specific desire to avoid Flamingo Road.

The short path is building to building, not casino to casino.

Quoting Robert Frost seems appropriate here...

Quote: teddys

Quoting Robert Frost seems appropriate here...

Well, for pedestrians (which are being discussed here), I suppose the path "less traveled by" might even be the direct one, including jaywalking across the I-15 and the Dean and Frank Drives. Thanks, but I'll leave that route for you. ;-)

Quote: WinningWays

I've often walked Caesars to Rio on the pedestrian pavement..... I enjoy the 10-15 walk. ... Is it safe or should I avoid the walk... especially at night?

If you have any question, then there is no question!

Enjoy the walk? I enjoy seeing beautiful young ladies wafting perfume through the casino, but I keep my eyes on my chips while it is happening. When I have no bets down, I will enjoy the lovely young lady's trip through the casino with much more interest. Its the same thing with that fifteen minute walk that you enjoy. Safety matters aside: is it night or day? Does it affect your vision, your concentration, your adjustment to air conditioning? Heck, if you are going from one to other to eat that is different than if you are going from one to the other to gamble. Night vision, concentration, alertness, nasal congestion from air conditioning changes and humidity changes. These things matter. If you are even the slightest more distracted after that walk no matter what the reason for the distraction, then its worth it to take the cab rather than walk. Its not just personal safety and enjoyment of the scenery. Its that any concern at all will rob you of your energy to concentrate on your money being in play. Take the cab, leave the guy a tip, make it a safe and leisurely trip from air conditioning to air conditioning ... and don't jeopardize your card counting skills or math skills due to some faux consideration of enjoying the walk. You are PAYING for that walk and it can turn out that you are paying a hundred times what the cab would have cost you if your gambling skills are impaired in the slightest by that walk.

There is no way you can say "it makes no difference"... you would not have started the thread if it truly made no difference. If being watchful and alert during the walk saps your alertness even a smidgen, then that is one less smidgen of alertness you have when you get to the new casino. Do not rob yourself of a smidgen of alertness.... you may need it at that new casino. It may not be the mugger in the darkness that costs you the money, it might be a trainee dealer that costs you the money but you were not alert enough to realize it soon enough.

Most of the time it literally will make no difference to you. Most of the time. It just takes one time to be tired from the walk when that gorgeous gal bumps into you and her friend lifts your wallet. It just takes one time to be sneezing from the transition from hot air to air conditioning and not hear the unmistakable sound of an automatic being taken off safety.

I'd take the cab each and every time. Do your walking when you have no intention of gambling soon thereafter.

Sorry for the thread revival.

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