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The Red Dead Redemption 2 map is made of five fictional American states: Ambarino in the north, New Hanover in the east, Lemoyne in the south-east, West Elizabeth in the west and New Austin in the south-west. Each is split into regions, fifteen in all, and the island of Guarma sits off the map for Chapter 5. Saint Denis, the largest city, is modelled on New Orleans, and New Austin, the desert of the first game, opens in the Epilogue.
| State | Where | Regions | Towns and settlements |
|---|---|---|---|
Ambarino | North | Grizzlies East, Grizzlies West | Colter, Wapiti Indian Reservation |
New Hanover | East | The Heartlands, Cumberland Forest, Roanoke Ridge | Valentine, Annesburg, Van Horn Trading Post |
Lemoyne | South-east | Scarlett Meadows, Bayou Nwa, Bluewater Marsh | Saint Denis, Rhodes, Lagras |
West Elizabeth | West | Tall Trees, Great Plains, Big Valley | Blackwater, Strawberry |
New Austin | South-west | Cholla Springs, Gaptooth Ridge, Hennigan's Stead, Rio Bravo | Armadillo, Tumbleweed |
Guarma | An island off the main map | n/a | Chapter 5 only |
The mountains of the north. The story opens here, at Colter, in Chapter 1. Its regions are Grizzlies East and Grizzlies West, and its main settlements Colter and Wapiti Indian Reservation. Legendary animals here: Bharati Grizzly Bear, Bighorn Ram, White Bison, Wolf.
The first towns you reach after Colter: Valentine, then Annesburg and Van Horn further east. Its regions are The Heartlands, Cumberland Forest and Roanoke Ridge, and its main settlements Valentine, Annesburg and Van Horn Trading Post. Legendary animals here: Beaver, Elk, Moose.
The Deep South of the map. Saint Denis, which gives its name to Chapter 4, is modelled on New Orleans. Its regions are Scarlett Meadows, Bayou Nwa and Bluewater Marsh, and its main settlements Saint Denis, Rhodes and Lagras. Legendary animals here: Boar, Coyote, Fox, Panther (Giaguaro), Bullgator.
Forests and plains on the western side, with Blackwater, a location from the first Red Dead Redemption. Its regions are Tall Trees, Great Plains and Big Valley, and its main settlements Blackwater and Strawberry. Legendary animals here: Buck.
The desert of the first Red Dead Redemption, which the player can explore in the Epilogue. Its regions are Cholla Springs, Gaptooth Ridge, Hennigan's Stead and Rio Bravo, and its main settlements Armadillo and Tumbleweed. Legendary animals here: Cougar, Pronghorn, Tatanka Bison.
An island away from the five states, where the gang washes up after their ship sinks. The whole of Chapter 5 takes place there, and the story then returns to the mainland for Chapter 6. The chapter-by-chapter order is on our RDR2 story missions page.
| State | Legendary animals |
|---|---|
Ambarino | Bharati Grizzly Bear, Bighorn Ram, White Bison, Wolf |
New Hanover | Beaver, Elk, Moose |
Lemoyne | Boar, Coyote, Fox, Panther (Giaguaro), Bullgator |
West Elizabeth | Buck |
New Austin | Cougar, Pronghorn, Tatanka Bison |
Exact spots, unlock conditions and the Trapper items each one makes are on our RDR2 legendary animals page. The three in New Austin can only be hunted in the Epilogue.
Rockstar has not published a size, and the fan estimates that circulate disagree by more than a factor of two, so we do not print one. For comparison with what comes next, the journalists who previewed GTA 6 in September 2026 put its state of Leonida at about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2's map, an estimate rather than a measurement, detailed on our GTA 6 map page.
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