GTA 6 map guide: where GTA VI is set, six Leonida regions, Vice City counties, map size vs GTA 5, and official Trailer 2 tour. Updated 2026.
Last updated August 25, 2026
GTA 6 is set in Leonida, a fictional state based on Florida. Vice City is the main city, inspired by Miami. Rockstar has confirmed six explorable regions: Vice City, Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia, and Mount Kalaga National Park. There is no official full interactive map yet.
The GTA 6 map spans the full state of Leonida, Rockstar's modern take on Florida. Vice City sits at the center, but trailers and official postcards confirm swamps, keys, rural towns, and northern wilderness. For the next big preview, see our GTA 6 Extended Look schedule. This page breaks down every region Rockstar has named so far, how counties fit together, and what fans expect for map size.
GTA 6 is set in Leonida, USA. The main city is Vice City, inspired by Miami. Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos move through drug runs in the Leonida Keys, vice in Vice Beach, and a crime conspiracy that stretches across the whole state. Rockstar describes Leonida as the sunniest place in America with a dark underbelly.
Rockstar named these regions on official postcards and the Only in Leonida hub. Each card below uses Rockstar artwork from the GTA VI media kit.
Everything in Excess
We are a long way from the 80s, but Vice City is still the sun and fun capital of America.
Neon hotels, Ocean Beach sands, Little Cuba bakeries, and the VC Port cruise hub define Rockstar's Miami. Expect dense downtown blocks, beach districts, and the return of a more realistic Vice City than the 2002 game.
Gateway to Paradise
The dress code is casual, the bars are loaded. Life in this tropical archipelago is easy if you watch the water.
Inspired by the Florida Keys. Trailer 2 places Jason and Lucia's starting apartment here. Island chains, bridges, and open water set up boat escapes and dockside crime.
Welcome to the Wetlands
The untamable jewel of Leonida's crown. You never know what lies beneath this primordial expanse.
Rockstar's Everglades stand-in. Airboats, mangroves, gators, and murky cover for quieter crimes away from Vice City flash.
Live Hard
Leonida's forgotten coast. Cheap motels and empty strip malls fuel a new economy built on malt liquor and truck stop energy drinks.
A faded vacation coast inspired by Panama City and similar Gulf towns. Dirt bikes, painkillers, and rundown attractions give this region a rougher tone than Vice Beach.
Keeping Leonida Sweet
In the heart of Leonida, American industry and old school values still reign supreme, whatever the cost.
Sugar country with the Allied Crystal refinery and a local biker gang running the margins. Lake Leonida sits in this middle county between coasts.
Wild, Wild Country
Room to breathe on the state's northern fringes. Hunting, fishing, and off-road trails far from government eyes.
Northern forests, canyons, and riverways inspired by Georgia-adjacent parks. Hunting, kayaking, and hill country outliers contrast the tropical south.
| County | Status | Real-world note | Known locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice-Dale County | Confirmed | Likely based on Miami-Dade County | Vice City, Vice Beach, airport, port |
| Leonard County | Confirmed | Seen on road signs, likely Broward-adjacent | Waning Sands, small towns north of Vice City |
| Kelly County | Confirmed | Signs point toward western Leonida | Port Gellhorn, Gulf coast towns |
| Ambrosia County | Confirmed | Central Leonida farmland | Ambrosia, Lake Leonida |
| Mariana County | Confirmed | Southwest Leonida, Monroe County vibes | Grassrivers, Leonida Keys |
| Lummox County | Spotted in footage | Northern Leonida, mainly from leaks and signs | Mount Kalaga National Park, Yorktown |
Rockstar calls Leonida the biggest Grand Theft Auto map yet. Exact numbers are not public. The table below mixes official scope with unofficial fan measurements.
| Reference | Setting | Scope | Size note |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTA 5 | Los Santos and Blaine County | Two counties, one major city, desert and mountains | Rockstar baseline for open-world scale in GTA V |
| GTA 6 | Leonida state | Six named regions, multiple counties, keys and swamps | Rockstar calls it the biggest GTA map to date |
| Community estimate | Leonida vs GTA 5 map overlay | Roughly 70 percent larger land area | Unofficial Reddit and fan map comparisons, not confirmed by Rockstar |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Five fictional states in one map | Large rural map with varied biomes | Often cited in GTA 6 size debates as another Rockstar scale reference |
Trailer 1 and Trailer 2 pack Vice City with recognizable Miami architecture. These spots are the clearest map clues Rockstar has shown in motion.
Before any August 2026 leaks, fans in the GTA 6 Mapping Community pieced together Leonida from trailer frames, road signs, coordinates, and screenshots. Their work-in-progress map matched many later sightings of landmarks and county names. The project remains a useful reference for how community mappers track Rockstar clues, even when no full official map exists yet.
In August 2026, alleged GTA 6 map images and gameplay clips spread online alongside development-build footage. Take-Two filed copyright takedowns against several copies, which many treated as indirect confirmation that the material was real. Rockstar has not published an official full map. Anything from leaks may differ from the final Leonida layout at launch. See our full GTA 6 leaks timeline for every August 2026 clip and the 2022 source code hack.
We do not host leaked map images on this page. Treat any August 2026 leak overlays as speculation until Rockstar publishes an official Leonida map. For the full clip timeline, read our GTA 6 leaks guide.
GTA 6 Trailer 2 is the best official look at Leonida outside the Netflix Extended Look. It jumps between keys, cities, and countryside in under three minutes.
Click to watch Trailer 2 fullscreen. Every Leonida region in one official video.
Reddit threads comparing GTA 6 to past series maps often split on size versus density. Some players want the biggest open world possible. Others argue Rockstar wins on detail, interiors, and how fast travel feels. Many mappers say they will wait for an official reveal rather than treat leaked borders as final.
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By Jude Barnett · GTA release tracker
Jude has followed Rockstar release cycles since GTA Online launched. He tracks official announcements, trailer drops, and platform news for free-games.online.
Last updated August 25, 2026
