Map region
Los Santos map guide
Los Santos is the urban region of Geo Heist. It covers downtown, the beach districts, South Los Santos, the port and the airport, plus the flat grid below the Vinewood Hills. Rounds here reward players who can tell one neighborhood from the next by its buildings, roads and signs.
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Landmarks to know
- Maze Bank Tower and Pillbox Hill
- The tallest tower in the city, dark glass with red Maze Bank lettering near the top, rises over Pillbox Hill. When it fills the sky you are downtown. When it looks small, its bearing shows which side of downtown you are on.
- Del Perro Pier
- The pier at the end of Del Perro Beach carries a Ferris wheel and a roller coaster. From the sand or the boardwalk you see the ride silhouettes over the ocean, with the Del Perro high-rises behind you.
- Vespucci Beach and the canals
- Low stucco buildings, palms and a crowded boardwalk mark Vespucci Beach. A few blocks inland, narrow water channels lined with small houses and footbridges form the Vespucci Canals, one of the most recognizable views in the city.
- Los Santos International Airport
- Long fences, runway lights, hangars and terminal buildings fill the southwest corner of the city. Few tall structures break the horizon, so open sky over tarmac, parked aircraft and service roads usually means the airport.
- Grove Street and Davis
- A short cul-de-sac of small houses with chain-link fences and dry yards sits in Davis. South Los Santos as a whole looks low, flat and sunbaked, with overhead wires and the downtown towers to the north.
- The Los Santos River channel
- A wide concrete channel with sloped walls and a thin stream runs through the east of the city. From the bottom you see bridges, rail lines and warehouses above the walls, which points to La Mesa or Cypress Flats.
- Port of Los Santos
- Stacked shipping containers, gantry cranes, rail sidings and wide truck roads fill Elysian Island and the Terminal area at the southern edge of the map. Concrete, containers and cranes with water nearby mean the port.
What counts as Los Santos
The Los Santos region follows the game's named urban zones, from Pacific Bluffs and Del Perro in the west to Mirror Park and El Burro Heights in the east, and from the Vinewood strip down to the port. Where an urban zone overlaps a mountain footprint, the mountain wins.
That is why the Vinewood Hills above the boulevard count as Mountains, while a few outlying zones, such as the Palmer-Taylor Power Station and Richman Glen, count as Los Santos. Most rounds still put you on city streets, with traffic lights, sidewalks and buildings that hide the horizon.
Reading the neighborhoods
The west side is bright and coastal. Vespucci, Del Perro and Pacific Bluffs have palms, beach apartments and glimpses of the ocean. Rockford Hills and Richman look wealthy, with hedges, gated driveways, clean sidewalks and boutique storefronts. Burton and Morningwood sit between them with mid-rise offices and shopping streets.
Downtown is the densest part of the map, with glass towers in Pillbox Hill, civic buildings and freeway overpasses. To the east, Mirror Park has a lake and tidy older houses, while La Mesa, Cypress Flats and El Burro Heights turn industrial with warehouses and rail yards.
South Los Santos, including Davis, Strawberry, Chamberlain Hills and Rancho, is flat and low, with small houses, corner stores and faded paint. The port and the airport are the emptiest parts of the city, dominated by fences, tarmac and containers.
Playing a Los Santos round
Start with the skyline. The downtown towers are visible from most of the city, and their direction tells you roughly where you stand. Then read the road: freeway signs name routes and exits, while a grid of short blocks suggests downtown or South Los Santos.
Walking pays off quickly because every block brings new signs and storefronts. In modes without movement, zoom toward street name signs instead. To practice only city rounds, turn off Countryside and Mountains in the region filter. The game then becomes Custom and does not count toward the weekly board.
Tips for Los Santos
Find the Maze Bank Tower first. Its bearing narrows the search to one side of downtown.
Beach, palms and open ocean point to Vespucci, Del Perro or Pacific Bluffs on the west coast.
Containers and cranes mean the port. Long fences, hangars and open sky mean the airport.
Sloped concrete walls around you mean the river channel in the east of the city.
Vinewood Boulevard is Los Santos, but the winding roads and mansions above it belong to the Mountains region.