GTA 6 Map: Every Leonida Region Explained (Vice City, Keys, Grassrivers and More)

The GTA 6 map is the state of Leonida, Rockstar’s sun-bleached take on Florida, with a rebuilt, modern Vice City at its heart. Rockstar has officially named six regions, from neon city streets and island bars to swamps, a struggling resort coast, sugar-refinery country and a mountain national park. This guide takes each region in turn, using only Rockstar’s own descriptions and the real-world comparisons the press supports. It also covers what developers have said about map size. There are no story spoilers here.

Leonida at a glance

Confirmed Rockstar’s tagline for the game is “Vice City, USA. The darkest side of the sunniest place in America.” (Rockstar Games)

Confirmed Its “Only in Leonida” hub calls Leonida “the sunshine state”, “home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond”, and has an Explore entry for each headline region. (Only in Leonida)

Reported Game Informer’s preview adds that the world spans beaches, swamps, industrial areas, abandoned tourist attractions and rural countryside, with ATV trails, mud parks, demolition derbies, motocross, golf courses, farms and ranches. (GTABase, summarising Game Informer)

Reported Rockstar told Game Informer the game has more interiors than any previous GTA, and that the pause-menu map has a satellite-style look. (GTABase)

Reported The minimap is now 3D, showing building models. Police don’t appear on it; you have to spot them yourself. (Push Square)

Region	Rockstar’s pitch (as reproduced by Press Start)	Real-world comparison
Vice City	“Still the sun and fun capital of America”	Miami (press-backed)
Leonida Keys	“The dress code is casual, the bars are loaded.”	Florida Keys (press-backed)
Grassrivers	“The untamable jewel of Leonida’s crown.”	Everglades (press-backed)
Port Gellhorn	“This is Leonida’s forgotten coast.”	Fan analysis only
Ambrosia	“American industry and old school values still reign supreme”	Fan analysis only
Mount Kalaga	“Room to breathe on the state’s northern fringes.”	None in Florida

How big is the GTA 6 map?

There’s no official square-mile or km² figure. Confirmed We found no size statement on any Rockstar or Take-Two page. (Rockstar Games) Everything below comes from developer interviews reported by outlets:

• Reported Aaron Garbut (Rockstar) to Game Informer: Leonida is “roughly twice the size of the map in GTA 5”, and the largest map Rockstar has made “by some degree”. (Dexerto)
• Reported Rob Nelson (Rockstar) to YouTuber TGG: the world is about twice GTA V and three times Red Dead Redemption 2. (VGC)
• Reported Vice City vs Los Santos: in the same TGG material, Vice City is reportedly twice the size of Los Santos, and Vice City with its suburbs about 11 times Los Santos with its surroundings. That was relayed through a YouTuber, not published by Rockstar. (SlashGear)
• Reported Rupert Humphries (Rockstar) to Game Informer: the story takes you around most of the map, but not every corner, so exploring is encouraged. (Dexerto)

Leak / rumour Claims of “2.5x GTA V”, or “almost as big as GTA IV, GTA V and RDR2 combined”, are extrapolations, not Rockstar figures. Credibility: low to medium. Stick with “about twice GTA V”. (TweakTown)

Vice City

Confirmed Leonida’s main city: “the neon-soaked streets of Vice City”. It’s also where Boobie Ike runs his businesses. (Only in Leonida)

Reported Rockstar’s regional pitch: “We’re a long way from the ’80s, but Vice City is still the sun and fun capital of America.” (Press Start)

Reported PC Games Hardware’s summary of Rockstar’s text mentions Art Deco hotels, Ocean Beach, Little Cuba, a flea market and a major cruise port. (PCGH)

Reported Game Informer says the city has been rebuilt and expanded for a modern setting, with emphasis on interiors, rooftops and alleys. (GTABase)

Florida comparison: Reported Miami, per PCGH and wide press coverage since Trailer 1. (PCGH, Charlie Intel)

Leonida Keys

Confirmed An official region. Jason’s bio says he worked for drug runners in the Keys, and Brian Heder runs his boat yard there. (Only in Leonida)

Reported Rockstar’s pitch: “The dress code is casual, the bars are loaded.” (Press Start)

Reported PCGH summarises it as tropical islands at America’s southern tip, with laid-back bars and beaches next to dangerous waters. (PCGH)

Florida comparison: Reported the Florida Keys, per PCGH. (PCGH)

Grassrivers

Confirmed An official region, listed in Dre’Quan Priest’s section of Rockstar’s page. (Only in Leonida)

Reported Rockstar’s pitch: “The untamable jewel of Leonida’s crown.” (Press Start)

Reported PCGH describes untamed swampland best explored by airboat, with alligators, and worse, in the mangroves. (PCGH)

Florida comparison: Reported the Everglades, per PCGH. The name itself echoes the Everglades’ nickname, the “river of grass”. (PCGH)

Port Gellhorn

Confirmed An official region, listed in the Real Dimez section. (Only in Leonida)

Reported Rockstar’s pitch: “This is Leonida’s forgotten coast.” (Press Start)

Reported PCGH describes a former resort town in decline, with cheap motels, closed attractions and empty malls, whose economy now runs on alcohol, painkillers and gas-station energy drinks. (PCGH)

Florida comparison: none from Rockstar or the press we rely on, and PCGH names no real-world match. Leak / rumour Fan-site analysis points to the Panhandle’s Gulf Coast resort towns, since “Forgotten Coast” is a real nickname there. Another site suggests Jacksonville instead. That’s analysis, not confirmation. (GTA BOOM)

Ambrosia

Confirmed An official region, listed in Raul Bautista’s section. (Only in Leonida)

Reported Rockstar’s pitch: “In the heart of Leonida, American industry and old school values still reign supreme — whatever the cost.” (Press Start)

Reported PCGH describes an industrial town where the jobs come from the Allied Crystal sugar refinery, and a local biker gang handles most other business. (PCGH)

Florida comparison: none confirmed. Leak / rumour Fan-site analysis suggests Clewiston and the sugar country south of Lake Okeechobee. That’s plausible given the refinery, but it isn’t backed by Rockstar or the press we rely on. (GTA BOOM)

Mount Kalaga (National Park)

Confirmed An official region, listed in Brian Heder’s section. (Only in Leonida)

Reported Rockstar’s pitch: “Room to breathe on the state’s northern fringes.” (Press Start)

Reported PCGH describes a mountain rising from the flatlands near the northern border. It’s a national landmark for hunting, fishing and hiking, and its backwoods locals are described as mystics and paranoid radicals. (PCGH)

Florida comparison: none. Florida has no mountains, so Mount Kalaga is where Leonida departs most clearly from the real state.

Other official places

• Confirmed Leonida Penitentiary is named in Lucia’s official bio as where she was held. (Only in Leonida)
• Confirmed Liberty City appears only in Lucia’s backstory, as the place her mother dreamed of. That doesn’t make it a playable area. (Only in Leonida)
• Reported The Extended Look shows gas stations, convenience stores, nightclubs, a target range and race tracks, but none of them are named regions. (TheWrap)

What’s next for this page

This is the base for our interactive Leonida map. After launch on 19 November, we’ll add verified locations from our own play: safehouses, stores, and points of interest region by region. Meet the people behind these places in our GTA 6 characters guide.