The GTA 6 map will include a 'lush' national park in the mountains featuring 'hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals'

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Sounds lovely.

Key art of Mount Kalaga National Park in Grand Theft Auto 6.
(Image credit: Rockstar Games)

Today, Rockstar released the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, providing a fresh look at the surprisingly effective chemistry between its dual protagonists, a glimpse at gorgeous beer graphics, and enough fodder to fuel redditor speculation for the next twelve months. The trailer drop came alongside a sizable update to the GTA 6 website, adding details about its character cast and map regions—regions like Mount Kalaga national park.

According to the site, Mount Kalaga occupies the "northern fringes" of Leonida, GTA 6's parallel universe Florida, where Rockstar says visitors can find "prime hunting, fishing, and off-road trails." Accompanying screenshots show kayakers paddling down riverways, camo-clad hunters beneath pine trees, even a Florida panther (Leonida panther?) stalking unsuspecting deer.

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Cars drive down a valley highway in Mount Kalaga in GTA 6.
(Image credit: Rockstar)

It almost looks like Rockstar spliced a little slice of Red Dead Redemption 2 into the GTA 6 map. Given the undying fascination GTA 5 players have with the natural majesty of Mount Chiliad—gamers yearn for uppies—I suspect it'll be a popular destination for anyone looking to venture outside Vice City.

I'm surprised by how much wildlife those screenshots show, though. If I fight off a Mount Kalaga panther, can Lucia sell its pelt for cash? Much to think about.

The Mount Kalaga region has more to offer than just the wonder of the great outdoors, however. "In the lush surrounding backwoods," Rockstar says, "hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals live far from the prying eyes of the government."

A pair of hunters approach a freshly-killed deer in Mount Kalaga national park in GTA 6.

(Image credit: Rockstar)

I'm a little conflicted about the description. On one hand, past GTA games give an impression that Rockstar struggles to conceive of a person living outside the city who isn't either fully divorced from reality or wearing a tank top coated with mystery stains, and the "hillbilly mystic" characterization doesn't sound like the studio's going to be covering new ground there. On the other, I am curious about what it looks like to be subjected to the wizardries of a sorcerous Florida Man.

The paranoid radicals, I don't have any hope for. Probably a good idea to bring body armor if you can.

Lincoln Carpenter
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Lincoln has been writing about games for 11 years—unless you include the essays about procedural storytelling in Dwarf Fortress he convinced his college professors to accept. Leveraging the brainworms from a youth spent in World of Warcraft to write for sites like Waypoint, Polygon, and Fanbyte, Lincoln spent three years freelancing for PC Gamer before joining on as a full-time News Writer in 2024, bringing an expertise in Caves of Qud bird diplomacy, getting sons killed in Crusader Kings, and hitting dinosaurs with hammers in Monster Hunter.

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