Six named regions, two major cities, swamps, mountains and the Keys — here's every confirmed area of the GTA 6 map and what you'll actually do in each one.
01How big is the GTA 6 map?
Rockstar hasn't published an official map-size figure, so treat any specific multiplier you see quoted as community estimation, not fact. What is confirmed: the State of Leonida contains six named regions, two major cities, and a world built for SSD-era hardware — which means seamless streaming with no loading breaks between regions. Community analysis of trailer footage and the September 2022 leaks consistently suggests a playable area larger than GTA 5's Los Santos and Blaine County, with far more of it dense and interactive rather than empty filler terrain. The more meaningful number is interiors: hundreds of enterable buildings are confirmed, including nightclubs, hotels, pawn shops, gun stores, supermarkets and metro stations, which changes how much of the map you actually use.
02Vice City — the capital of sun and greed
Vice City is the centrepiece: Rockstar's Miami, rebuilt for a modern generation. Officially described as the sun and fun capital of America, it spans the pastel art deco hotels and white sands of Ocean Beach, the panaderías of Little Cuba, and the VC Port — the cruise ship capital of the world. This is where the game's money, music and nightlife economies concentrate, and where characters like Boobie Ike and Dre'Quan Priest operate. Expect the highest density of missions, businesses and interiors here. If you played the original Vice City, the geography rhymes but almost nothing is a straight copy — this is a new city on the old fantasy.
03Leonida Keys — where the story starts
The Leonida Keys are the confirmed starting region — Jason and Lucia's first safehouse sits on one of the islands, and the early game runs through debt-collection work for local fixer Brian Heder. Inspired by the real Florida Keys, the region is bridge-connected islands where boats and jet skis genuinely matter for traversal, and where underwater exploration — reefs, wrecks, submerged caves — is expected to be one of the game's standout features. Key Lento is the main settlement, with confirmed spots including Stock 305, Electric Fang Tattoo and One-Eyed Willie's. We cover the full region in our dedicated Leonida Keys guide.
04Port Gellhorn — the forgotten coast
Port Gellhorn is Leonida's second city and its most distinct tonal shift: a faded Gulf-coast resort town of cheap motels, shut-down attractions and empty strip malls, officially pitched as the state's forgotten coast. It sits in Kelly County in the map's north-west, and it featured heavily in both the first trailer — the Port Gellhorn Pawn & Gun robbery scene — and the 2022 leak footage. Confirmed locations include the Starlet Motel, Uncle Jack's Liquor, Hank's Waffles and a Quickshop grocery. This is low-rent crime country: pawn shops, gun stores and desperate people, and it's expected to anchor a significant slice of the story's mid-game.
05Grassrivers and Ambrosia — swamp and industry
Grassrivers is Rockstar's take on the Everglades: wetland channels, gator country, and the home of the airboat — a genuinely new vehicle class built specifically for this region. Expect smuggling routes through the waterways and wildlife that is an active hazard rather than set dressing; alligators are confirmed, along with a wider animal roster including deer, boars, sharks and flamingos across the state. Ambrosia is the neighbouring rural-industrial county near Lake Leonida, defined by sugar refineries, biker gangs and old-school American grit — the kind of territory where heavy work and heavy characters live. Together they make up Leonida's interior, and they're where the map stops feeling like a beach postcard.
06Mount Kalaga — the wild north
Mount Kalaga is a national-landmark region against Leonida's northern border, offering hunting, fishing and off-road trails. It's the closest GTA 6 gets to Red Dead territory: wilderness traversal, animal encounters and presumably the map's best vantage points. For launch-day players the practical read is this — Kalaga is where exploration and outdoor activities concentrate, and where off-road vehicle builds will earn their keep. Combined with the Keys' underwater world and Grassrivers' swamps, it confirms Rockstar is building distinct activity biomes rather than one city with scenery around it. Our community map hub will track pins across all six regions from day one.
This guide is built from confirmed Rockstar trailers, screenshots, and reputable pre-release reporting. Any detail marked speculative will be updated with accurate information once GTA 6 ships on November 19, 2026. Not affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive.