GTA 6 takes place in Leonida, Rockstar’s version of Florida, and Rockstar officially profiles six regions in it: Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga. They were introduced with Trailer 2 on May 6, 2025, on Rockstar’s “Only in Leonida” page, which bills them as “a few of the must-see destinations across the sunshine state.”
“A few” matters. Rockstar has never said these six are the whole map, and the leaked map adds counties, keys and towns Rockstar has not named. This page covers the six official regions first, then everything else.
What are the six regions in GTA 6?
The descriptions below are Rockstar’s own, trimmed confirmed. The real-world matches come from GTABase and GTA BOOM, who both stress that Rockstar compresses and blends places, so nothing is one-to-one reported.
| Region | What Rockstar says (excerpt) | Real-world match (press) | Main draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice City | ”The glamour, hustle, and greed of America captured in a single city.” | Miami | Ocean Beach, Little Cuba, VC Port |
| Leonida Keys | ”Life in this tropical archipelago isn’t flashy but it’s easy.” | Florida Keys | Boats, reefs, Seven Mile-style bridge |
| Grassrivers | ”You never know what lies beneath the surface of this primordial expanse.” | Everglades | Gators, mangroves, wetlands |
| Port Gellhorn | ”Cheap motels, shut-down attractions, and empty strip malls won’t bring the tourists back…” | Panama City / Panama City Beach | Dirt bikes, faded resort town |
| Ambrosia | ”In the heart of Leonida, American industry and old school values still reign supreme.” | Clewiston and Lake Okeechobee | Allied Crystal sugar refinery, bikers |
| Mount Kalaga | ”A national landmark up against the state’s northern border…” | Southern Appalachia (not Florida) | Hunting, fishing, off-road trails |
For a landmark-by-landmark breakdown of the Florida comparisons, see GTA 6 real-life locations.
Which region is each character from?
Rockstar’s character bios tie several of the cast to specific places confirmed:
- Jason Duval works for drug runners in “the Keys” and lives rent-free at one of Brian’s properties.
- Brian Heder is “a classic drug runner from the golden age of smuggling in the Keys” who still moves product through his boat yard.
- Lucia Caminos did time in Leonida Penitentiary. Her family came from Liberty City.
- Boobie Ike is “a local Vice City legend” with a strip club, real estate and a recording studio.
- Dre’Quan Priest and the Real Dimez are chasing the Vice City music scene through Only Raw Records.
Cal Hampton is Jason’s friend and a fellow associate of Brian’s, so he likely sits in the same Keys orbit, though his bio doesn’t name a place speculation. Raul Bautista’s bio gives no location. The full roster is on our characters hub.
How big is each region?
Rockstar hasn’t said. The only region-level size claim is that Vice City is about twice the size of Los Santos, which reached the press through YouTuber TGG rumour. The whole map is reportedly about 2x GTA 5; see GTA 6 map size for every estimate.
Are there counties in GTA 6?
Not officially. The map leaked by CyberLeek in August 2026 appears to divide Leonida into five counties: Lummox (north), Kelly (west), Leonard (east), Vice-Dale (around Vice City) and Mariana (south and the wetlands) rumour. Earlier coverage referred to an “Ambrosia County”, which does not appear on that leaked list. Neither naming has been confirmed.
Photos of the map poster in Rockstar’s Collector’s Box, which surfaced around Nov 12-14, add names like Goose Key, Pelican Valley and Lummox County reported. Everything about the leaks is graded on leaked map and counties.
What other places has Rockstar named?
Beyond the six regions, Rockstar’s own copy names:
- Leonida Penitentiary, where Lucia served time.
- Lake Leonida, home to One-Eyed Willie’s off-road mod shop. Outlets read it as Lake Okeechobee, which puts it near Ambrosia reported.
- Neighborhoods and spots such as Ocean Beach, Shore Drive, Washington Beach, Gambit Bay, Watson Bay and Stockyard, plus Southside Vice City.
Insider Gaming’s compiled list from promotional material adds Starfish Island, Rialto Islands, Draper Island, Tequesta Retreat, Waning Sands, Capri, Hamlet, Peacock Bay, Key Lento and VCI Airport, among others reported. Most aren’t pinned to a region by Rockstar. Our landmarks and neighborhoods list sorts them.
Is there anything outside Leonida?
Two places are named but not shown as playable:
- Liberty City: named in Lucia’s bio and seen on license plates in Trailer 2 confirmed.
- Glorianna: a Georgia-style neighboring state whose plates Den of Geek spotted in Trailer 2 confirmed. Mount Kalaga’s “northern border” wording points to a state line on the map.
The Extended Look also references Blaine County and Los Santos in passing, per Engadget reported. Rockstar has not said whether any of these can be visited. Rob Nelson’s line on series links: “The universes are separate, but we like looking back at previous titles in slightly clever ways.”
What does each region feel like?
From the official copy and trailers:
- Vice City is pastel art deco, cruise ships and neon, with Little Cuba’s panaderías and the Tisha-Wocka flea market.
- The Keys are boats, reefs and “some of the most beautiful and dangerous waters in all of America.” Scuba diving is shown in the Extended Look.
- Grassrivers has gators, mangroves and “far deadlier predators.” It is the natural home of Leonida’s 170-plus animal species.
- Port Gellhorn runs on “malt liquor, painkillers, and truck stop energy drinks.”
- Ambrosia is sugar country run by the Allied Crystal refinery and “the local biker gang.”
- Mount Kalaga is backwoods hunting land where “hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals” hide from the government.
What we’re watching
Whether the shipping map uses counties, how the six regions map onto them, and whether more official destinations appear after Nov 19. The world hub tracks it all.