Watson Bay on the GTA 6 Map, Grassrivers Town and Garage

Watson Bay on the Leonida map.Show Watson Bay on the interactive map

Where Watson Bay sits on the GTA 6 map

On community maps, Watson Bay sits along the southwestern mangrove coast of Grassrivers, west of the main sawgrass interior and northwest of the bridges leading down into Key Lento and the Leonida Keys. Despite its remote wetland setting, an official Rockstar screenshot shows the high-rise skyline of Vice City rising on the far eastern horizon across the glades.

Stilt houses, water tower, and the Paradise Garage

Watson Bay appears in Rockstar's Only in Leonida gallery for Grassrivers, where weathered wooden houses, boat docks, and boardwalks stand on pilings over the water beside a pale water tower bearing the town's name.

According to Rockstar's Ultimate Edition page, Watson Bay is also home to the player-owned Paradise Garage, which comes equipped with a weapon locker, a stash for fencing stolen contraband, and a custom '67 Vapid Dominator Buggy. You can see all edition bonuses in our GTA 6 release date guide.

Cedar Key and Everglades City inspiration

Community researchers on GTA Wiki note that Watson Bay combines the weathered wooden stilt-house architecture of Cedar Key on Florida's Nature Coast with the southern Gulf-coast geography of Everglades City and Chokoloskee on the edge of the Florida Everglades. Read more about the surrounding wetlands in our GTA 6 regions guide.

Pins near Watson Bay

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Paradise GarageVehicles, Grassrivers
Ultimate Edition garage in Watson Bay equipped with a weapon locker, a contraband fence stash, and the '67 Vapid Dominator Buggy.
Ultimate Edition content.
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Boone SpeedwayLocations, Leonida
Local oval racetrack in Hamlet. The name comes from community mapping and is not yet confirmed in Rockstar's material.
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HamletLocations, Leonida
Mainland town near the southeastern tip of Leonida, sitting between the Grassrivers wetlands, a coastal power plant, and the bridges to the Keys.
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South Vice CityLocations, Vice City
Southern approach to the metropolitan area along I-97 and U.S. Route 35 toward Vice City International Airport.
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The Rusty AnchorLocations, Leonida Keys
Waterfront dive bar on the northwest shore of Key Lento.
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Jason's SafehouseVehicles, Leonida Keys
Jason's coastal house on Key Lento, owned by smuggler Brian Heder. Ultimate Edition players also receive a Dinka Enduro dirt bike and a Crest kayak here.
The motorcycle and kayak are Ultimate Edition content.
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SouthsideLocations, Vice City
Southern Vice City district off I-97 next to Peacock Bay, home to the PTT Youngin$ gang compound.
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Brian's Boat Works & MarinaLocations, Leonida Keys
Key Lento boatyard and marina run by seasoned Keys smuggler Brian Heder.
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More GTA 6 map locations

Guides to other places on the GTA 6 map of Leonida. For the state as a whole, read the GTA 6 regions guide.

Sources

Only in Leonida — Grassrivers (Rockstar Games)
Rockstar’s Only in Leonida region text, as published May 2025 (Press Start, May 7, 2025)
Grand Theft Auto VI Ultimate Edition (Rockstar Games)
GTA 6 map officially twice as large as GTA 5 (Game Informer cover story) (Video Games Chronicle, Sep 29, 2026)
GTA Wiki (Watson Bay) (Fandom)