Leonida, Verified.
Rockstar has not released a map of Leonida. This page reconstructs what can reasonably be inferred from primary Rockstar material alone — every geographic claim sourced, every label honest about its tier.
By Six Star Ledger Editorial Desk Published 18 MAY 2026 Last reviewed 18 MAY 2026
6 confirmed regions Schematic, not topographic Source standard: Rockstar / Take-Two primary material only
The Schematic · 2026
Six confirmed regions of Leonida
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Region · Leonida · National Park · North Frontier
Mount Kalaga
Mount Kalaga National Park anchors the northern frontier of Leonida. Per the GTA VI hub, the region offers prime hunting, fishing, and off-road trails; the surrounding backwoods are framed as home to hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals.
- OFFICIAL
Position:Northern border of Leonida — Rockstar-stated national landmark. Mountainous wilderness with fire watch towers and forested ridges.
- COMMUNITY INFERENCE
Inspiration:Visually evokes north Florida uplands and the Apalachicola National Forest — community inference based on visual cues. Not stated by Rockstar.
- OFFICIAL
Confirmed landmarks:National park with prime hunting, fishing, off-road trails. Surrounding backwoods framed by Rockstar as home to "hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals". Per rockstargames.com/VI Mount Kalaga section.
First seen · Trailer 2, 2025 (wilderness imagery); GTA VI hub, 2025 (named)
Region · Leonida · Industrial Port · West Coast
Port Gellhorn
Port Gellhorn was confirmed in Trailer 2. Located on Leonida's western shore at mid-latitude, south of Mount Kalaga and north of Grassrivers. The town carries a distinctly working-class industrial identity in its Trailer 2 footage.
- OFFICIAL
Position:Western coast at mid-latitude — south of Mount Kalaga, north of Grassrivers, per Rockstar's stated regional layout.
- COMMUNITY INFERENCE
Inspiration:Visually evokes Florida's west Gulf coast around Pensacola and Tampa Bay — community inference based on visual and tonal cues. Not stated by Rockstar.
- OFFICIAL
Confirmed character:Leonida's "forgotten coast" — a once-popular vacation spot in tourism decline with a malt-liquor / painkiller / truck-stop economy. Per rockstargames.com/VI Port Gellhorn section.
First seen · Trailer 2, 2025 (industrial-coast imagery); GTA VI hub, 2025 (named)
Region · Leonida · Heartlands · Central Inland
Ambrosia
Ambrosia is Leonida's central heartland — framed by Rockstar on the GTA VI hub as the place where "American industry and old school values still reign supreme", with the Allied Crystal sugar refinery and a local biker gang defining the region's economy.
- OFFICIAL
Position:Central inland heartland of Leonida; Lake Leonida sits at its core. Per Rockstar's stated regional layout on the GTA VI hub.
- COMMUNITY INFERENCE
Inspiration:Visually evokes Florida's central agricultural belt around Polk County and Lakeland — community inference based on visual and tonal cues. Not stated by Rockstar.
- OFFICIAL
Confirmed landmarks:Where "American industry and old school values still reign supreme"; the Allied Crystal sugar refinery; a local (unnamed) biker gang. Per rockstargames.com/VI Ambrosia section.
First seen · Trailer 2, 2025 (rural-industrial imagery); GTA VI hub, 2025 (named)
Region · Leonida · Wetlands · Southwest
Grassrivers
Grassrivers covers the southern interior wetlands and the southwest Gulf coast. First depicted in Trailer 1 wetland imagery (December 2023); named and described in the GTA VI hub region copy and imagery.
- OFFICIAL
Position:Southern interior wetlands and southwest Gulf coast. Vice City skyline visible across the water in Rockstar's GTA VI hub imagery, implying an open waterway between the two regions.
- COMMUNITY INFERENCE
Inspiration:Visually evokes the Florida Everglades and the Naples / Marco Island coast — community inference based on visual cues. Not stated by Rockstar.
- OFFICIAL
Confirmed landmarks:Wetlands with mangroves, alligators, airboats, pier-built structures, sawgrass; depicted hunting and pursuit scenes. Sourced from rockstargames.com/VI Grassrivers section.
First seen · Trailer 1, 2023 (wetland imagery); GTA VI hub, 2025 (named)
Region · Leonida · Metro Area · Southeast Coast
Vice City
Vice City occupies the southeastern coast of Leonida. Confirmed in Trailer 1 with extensive footage of the beachfront, nightlife, and inland districts. The dominant metropolitan area in the state.
- OFFICIAL
Position:Southeastern coast of Leonida — Rockstar-stated metropolitan centre, surfaced in Trailer 1 beachfront and inland-district footage.
- COMMUNITY INFERENCE
Inspiration:Visually evokes Miami and South Beach — community inference based on visual cues (art deco beachfront, neon, palms). Not stated by Rockstar.
- OFFICIAL
Confirmed landmarks:Ocean Beach and Little Cuba neighbourhoods; Tisha-Wocka flea market; VC Port. Named on rockstargames.com/VI and across Trailer 1 + 2.
First seen · Trailer 1, 2023
Region · Leonida · Archipelago · Offshore South
Leonida Keys
The Leonida Keys appear in Trailer 1, depicted with shallow water, small communities, and a recreational boating culture. Connected to the mainland by a causeway from Vice City's southern edge.
- OFFICIAL
Position:Offshore archipelago arcing southwest from Vice City — connected to the mainland by a causeway from Vice City's southern edge.
- COMMUNITY INFERENCE
Inspiration:Visually evokes the Florida Keys — community inference based on visual cues (palm trees, shallow water, bridge-connected islands). Not stated by Rockstar.
- OFFICIAL
Confirmed landmarks:Brian's boat yard; Jason Duval's Keys residence; bridge-connected islands; recreational boating culture. Sourced from rockstargames.com/VI Keys section and Trailer 1 imagery.
First seen · Trailer 1, 2023