GTA 6 Map Explained: Vice City, Leonida & Every Confirmed Location

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GTA 6 Map Explained: Vice City, Leonida & Every Confirmed Location

The GTA 6 map is Leonida, Rockstar's fictional version of Florida. Its only major city is Vice City, and Rockstar has named five more regions around it: the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga. You'll be able to download Rockstar's official printable map of Leonida for free from 19 November 2026, the day the game launches.

Official screenshot from rockstargames.com.

Last checked: 6 November 2026. "Confirmed" here means Rockstar has named or shown it.

The GTA 6 map at a glance

Region	What it is	Real-world inspiration	Best for (from official footage)
Vice City	The big city	Miami	Clubs, shops, robberies, street racing
Leonida Keys	Island chain	Florida Keys	Boats, diving, smuggling
Grassrivers	Wetlands	Everglades	Airboats, wildlife
Port Gellhorn	Faded coastal town	Not named by Rockstar	Small-town crime, motels
Ambrosia	Inland region	Not named by Rockstar	Bikers, industry
Mount Kalaga	National park	Not named by Rockstar	Off-roading, hunters, hiking

The real-world comparisons for the first three are widely accepted. Rockstar hasn't named an inspiration for the last three, so we don't guess.

Vice City

Rockstar sums up Vice City as "the glamour, hustle, and greed of America captured in a single city." It's where the story centres and where most of the trailers' nightlife, beaches and traffic come from.

What official footage and Rockstar's descriptions show there:

Beaches and high-rises along the coast, plus canals and waterways
Nightlife: IGN's breakdown of the Extended Look spots a rooftop bar called Effluvia, the Jack of Hearts club and a neon-lit club called Cortez
Shops and businesses, including an ice cream parlour, salons and clothing stores
The music scene, home to Boobie Ike's Only Raw Records and the Real Dimez
Narrower, more realistic streets than past GTA cities, according to Rockstar North's Rob Nelson

Rockstar told Dazed it has researched Miami for about a decade and keeps a research team there.

Neighbourhoods Rockstar has named

Rockstar's edition and pre-order details name smaller places, which give a first look at how Leonida is divided:

Place	Where	What's there	Source
Ocean Beach	Vice City	The Shore Court Garage, "just a stone's throw from the glistening sands of Ocean Beach"	Pre-order bonus
Southside	Vice City	The PTT Youngin$ gang compound	Ultimate Edition
Stockyard	Not stated	Stock 305 streetwear store and street-art murals	Ultimate Edition, Dazed
Watson Bay	Not stated	The Paradise Garage	Ultimate Edition
Lake Leonida	Not stated	One-Eyed Willie's off-road mod shop	Ultimate Edition
Leonida Penitentiary	Not stated	Where Lucia served time	Lucia's official profile

Stockyard stands out. Rockstar told Dazed that more than 50 real street artists painted murals there, and that it's modelled on Miami's Wynwood district, as reported by gta.guide. Ocean Beach is also a district name from the original GTA: Vice City (2002). The garages and the vehicles that come with them are in our GTA 6 vehicles list.

Leonida Keys

The Keys are a chain of islands linked by bridges and open water. This is Jason's turf: his official profile says he worked for drug runners in the Keys, and he lives on a property owned by Brian Heder, a smuggler who runs a boat yard there.

The 15 October Launch Trailer opens in the Keys, with turquoise water, small islands and boats. If you like being on the water, expect to spend time here. Boats like the Shitzu Squalo and the Crest Kayak are already confirmed.

Grassrivers

Rockstar calls Grassrivers "the untamable jewel of Leonida's crown". It's the Everglades of GTA 6: swamps, sawgrass and channels. The Extended Look showed airboats crossing it, and official screenshots show poachers with rifles there.

It's also prime wildlife country. Game Informer's cover story says Leonida's animals live across city, rural, ocean and wetland habitats, including alligators. Find out more in our GTA 6 animals guide.

Port Gellhorn

Rockstar's description is blunt: "Cheap motels, shut-down attractions, and empty strip malls won't bring the tourists back." It's a coastal town past its best, and official screenshots show it as a place of small-time crime. A baseball bat appears in one Port Gellhorn screenshot.

Ambrosia

Rockstar says "the battle for the health and wealth of Leonida begins here." It sits inland and hasn't been explained further. An official screenshot shows a biker in Ambrosia carrying a Mustang .357 revolver, so it may be biker country. That's our reading, not Rockstar's. See every confirmed gun in our GTA 6 weapons list.

Mount Kalaga National Park

Mount Kalaga offers "room to breathe on the state's northern fringes", in Rockstar's words. Official screenshots show a hunter with a bolt-action rifle, and the Extended Look includes dirt-bike tracks and an off-road race. It's the closest thing Leonida has to GTA 5's countryside, but with forest instead of desert.

GTA 6 map vs GTA 5 map

	GTA 6	GTA 5
State	Leonida (Florida)	San Andreas (Southern California)
Main city	Vice City (Miami)	Los Santos (Los Angeles)
Landscape	Flat, wet and coastal: beaches, wetlands, islands, forest	Desert, farmland and mountains
Water	Huge: the Keys, canals, swamps and open ocean	Mostly the ocean around the edge
Size	About twice GTA 5's, per Rockstar developers	The baseline

The biggest difference isn't size, it's terrain. Expect far more boats, airboats and seaplanes than in Los Santos. For every other change, see GTA 6 vs GTA 5.

How big is the GTA 6 map?

Rockstar hasn't published a size. Rockstar North developers have described it as about twice the size of GTA 5's map in interviews. Other comparisons have circulated, and they don't all line up. We go through each one in every confirmed GTA 6 location and map-size claim.

How to get the official GTA 6 map and poster

Rockstar has confirmed:

From 19 November, an official printable map of Leonida and the cover art poster will be a free digital download on Rockstar's website.
Shortly after launch, a double-sided physical poster will be available. Push Square reports it can be bought cheaply from the Rockstar Store, or comes free with another Rockstar Store order.
The boxed edition doesn't include a map. It's a download code in a box.

Until then, the only official views of Leonida are Rockstar's trailers and screenshots, including 39 new shots in its Launch Gallery on 5 November. Fan-made maps, like the community GTA6 Mapping Project, are clever reconstructions from trailer footage, but they're still estimates. No leaked map has been confirmed.

GTA 6 map FAQ

What cities are in GTA 6?

Vice City is the only major city Rockstar has confirmed. Port Gellhorn is a smaller town.

What is the state in GTA 6 called?

Leonida. It's Rockstar's fictional version of Florida.

Is Liberty City in GTA 6?

It's mentioned in Lucia's backstory, but nothing suggests you can visit it.

Is the GTA 6 map bigger than GTA 5?

Rockstar North developers say it's about twice the size, but there's no official figure.

When does the official GTA 6 map come out?

On 19 November 2026, as a free printable download on Rockstar's website. A physical poster follows shortly after launch.

Where does GTA 6's story take place?

Mostly Vice City, but Rockstar's story summary describes a criminal conspiracy "stretching across the state of Leonida". Our GTA 6 Story Guide will map each mission to its location after launch.