The map of Leonida is massive. This is our complete catalog of every location visually confirmed in GTA 6’s official trailers, from Ocean Drive to the Everglades.
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Introduction: Mapping the State of Leonida
The State of Leonida is Rockstar’s biggest sandbox to date. Unlike older games which focused on a single city surrounded by a mountain barrier, Leonida is designed as a complete state, capturing the geographic diversity of Florida. The map features high-density urban cores, tropical island chains, vast wetlands, and industrial port cities. This guide maps out every location confirmed in the official trailers.
The creation of this map represents a major change in open-world layout. In GTA 5, the city of Los Santos occupied the southern third, with the remaining landmass consisting of mountains and rural hills that players had to drive around. Leonida is a flatter, water-rich environment where river channels, canals, and bays separate the landmasses, making watercraft a practical choice for travel. Connecting the cities are multi-lane freeways and long overwater bridges that offer scenic drives and high-speed wanted escapes. This catalog details the confirmed areas, outlining the geographic structure.
By mapping out the locations spotted in the trailers, we can analyze the structural density and geographical layout of this next-generation open world, helping players prepare for their journey through Leonida, providing a detailed catalog of the districts, towns, and wilderness zones.
The dynamic nature of the map means that weather and lighting change the gameplay conditions across these regions. Mangrove swamps in the Keys offer cover during storms, while open highways leave players exposed to air patrols, requiring strategic navigation. The geography is also integrated into the wanted system, with county lines and toll gates serving as checkpoints during escapes, demanding planning to bypass.
We analyze the main cities, industrial ports, and coastal islands that make up the State of Leonida, showcasing the visual variety and mechanical depth of the open world. Let’s look at the urban districts, analyzing the beachfront and financial core.
This layout means that traversal requires careful planning. Traveling from the urban core of Vice City to the western docks of Port Gellhorn is not a brief trip; it requires driving along long rural highways, navigating swamp waterways, or flying across the state. This scale gives the world a sense of distance, making the purchase of safehouses, storage garages, and fast vehicles essential to managing your operations across Leonida, adding depth to the progression.
This list is organized by district, detailing the visual features and gameplay installations spotted in each sector, ensuring that exploration is rewarded across the entire state layout, establishing a landmark map.
Vice City Districts
Vice City is the primary metropolitan hub of Leonida, featuring several distinct neighborhoods:
- Vice Beach: Reimagined with Ocean Drive’s Art Deco hotels, neon signs, and vast sandy beach areas populated by dynamic crowds.
- Downtown: The high-rise financial core, featuring glass skyscrapers, corporate offices, and luxury penthouse lounges, based on Brickell.
- Little Haiti & Havana: Cultural residential districts with local markets, cafes, colorful murals, and street gang territories, pulsing with Latin music.
- Washington Beach: An upscale coastal neighborhood with canal access, luxury residences, and shopping strips, designed for water travel.
The Keys & Islands
The southern tip of the map features the tropical Leonida Keys. These low-lying islands are connected by massive overwater bridges, featuring marinas, resorts, and hidden smugglers’ slips. The shallow water and coral reefs make it a hub for watercraft and salvage operations. Check our Leonida Keys guide for details, outlining the smuggling slips.
The Everglades & Swamps
The central inland region contains the Everglades, referred to as the Grassrivers. This biome features vast wetlands, muddy channels, and wild vegetation. It is populated by native wildlife (alligators, snakes, birds) and is navigated using swamp airboats. It is a wild, isolated zone contrasted with Vice City’s glamour, providing hidden routes for contraband drops, expanding exploration.
Port Gellhorn & Industrial Zones
Located on the western or northern coast, Port Gellhorn is a grit-and-metal industrial port town. It features container terminals, cargo cranes, oil storage yards, auto workshops, and shipping docks. It serves as a working-class hub for logistics, transport, and street-level crime networks. Check our Port Gellhorn guide for details, managing cargo theft.
Rural Towns & Highways
Connecting the cities are long stretches of sun-baked highway, trailer parks, rural gas stations, and small-town settlements. These areas are popular with highway patrol units, truck drivers, and local mechanics, reflecting the rural realities of Leonida, with highway corridors offering opportunities for vehicle hijacks and encounters, managing traversal.
Suburbs & Residential Zones in Detail
The suburbs of Vice City feature cul-de-sacs, single-family homes, strip malls, and local schools, providing a quiet setting that contrasts with the financial core. These areas are active with local traffic, garbage trucks, and residents going about their daily lives, showing the engine’s capability to manage residential simulation, adding depth to the open world, outlining the details.
The housing styles reflect the regional income levels, with modest bungalows in the working-class zones and luxury estates with private canals in the gated communities of Washington Beach. Local shopping strips feature diners, auto parts stores, and laundromats that serve as active business fronts, giving the suburban landscape a realistic, inhabited texture that players can explore during free roam.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Is Vice City the only city on the map?
No. Besides Vice City, the State of Leonida features other major regions, including the industrial hub of Port Gellhorn and coastal island towns in the Keys.
Where is the Everglades located?
The Everglades (referred to as the Grassrivers) occupy the central and western inland regions of the map, separating Vice City from the northern hills.
Are there military bases on the map?
While not officially confirmed, previous Rockstar titles have featured restricted zones, suggesting similar installations exist in Leonida.
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Location guides are updated as new regions are officially confirmed. Last verified: June 2026.