GTA VI Hidden Packages: All Secret Package Locations Revealed
Hidden packages are the deepest layer of GTA VI’s exploration and discovery systems. Distinct from the standard 200 collectibles tracked on the completion checklist, the 100 hidden packages scattered across Leonida are true secrets — unmarked, untracked, and designed to reward the most observant and persistent players with unique items, rare weapons, exclusive vehicles, and narrative-expanding lore documents.
This guide provides the most comprehensive breakdown of hidden package locations available, organized by region with detailed environmental clues and access requirements. For the standard collectible categories that count toward 100% completion, see our collectibles guide.
What Are Hidden Packages?
Hidden packages in GTA VI are the spiritual successor to the hidden package systems from earlier GTA titles, but with dramatically expanded scope and reward depth. Each package is a physical object — a sealed crate, a duffel bag, a locked briefcase, a buried chest, or a concealed safe — that contains one or more unique items not obtainable through any other means.
Package Categories
The 100 hidden packages are distributed across five thematic categories, each concentrated in different regions and tied to different aspects of Leonida’s history and criminal underworld:
Smuggler’s Stashes (30 packages) — Concentrated in the Vice Keys, Port Gellhorn, and the Vasquez Bay coastline. These are the remnants of decades of drug and weapon smuggling operations, hidden in sea caves, buried on remote beaches, and concealed in waterfront infrastructure. Smuggler’s Stashes tend to contain weapons, ammunition, and criminal contacts.
Conspiracy Caches (25 packages) — Found throughout the Grassrivers, near government buildings, and in the vicinity of satellite arrays and research facilities. These packages relate to Leonida’s shadow history of covert operations, unexplained phenomena, and government secrets. They tend to contain documents, unique tech items, and clues to other hidden packages.
Gang Hoards (20 packages) — Located in urban Vice City, primarily in Little Havana, the Downtown underground, and Port Gellhorn’s industrial district. These are stashes hidden by the various criminal factions operating in Leonida, containing gang-specific weapons, clothing items, and territory intel.
Historical Treasures (15 packages) — Scattered across the entire map but concentrated in older structures, colonial-era ruins, and historical landmarks. These packages contain artifacts, collectible items that can be sold for high prices, and documents that expand Leonida’s world-building lore.
Eccentric Collections (10 packages) — The rarest and most challenging packages, hidden in bizarre locations with elaborate puzzle requirements. These are the personal stashes of Leonida’s most eccentric characters, containing the game’s most unique rewards including special vehicles and game-altering items.
Related resource: Complete Vice City Map & Districts
Vice City Urban Hidden Packages
The highest concentration of hidden packages in any single area is found in Vice City proper, with 35 packages spread across the urban core.
Downtown Vice City (12 Packages)
Package #1: Schlongberg Sachs Rooftop Cache — Access the roof via helicopter or by climbing the exterior maintenance ladder on the building’s north face (requires completing the parkour tutorial mission). The package is hidden inside an air conditioning unit housing on the northeast corner of the roof. Contains: Diamond Cufflinks (sell for $25,000) and a Stock Market Tip document that reveals an upcoming market manipulation opportunity.
Package #2: Subway Maintenance Tunnel Stash — Enter the Vice City Metro system at the Bayfront Park station. Follow the southbound tunnel on foot for approximately 200 meters until you reach a maintenance alcove with a “DANGER: HIGH VOLTAGE” sign. The sign is fake — open the electrical panel behind it to reveal the package. Contains: Underground Map (reveals all subway system hidden package locations on your pause menu map) and a unique melee weapon (the Conductor’s Wrench).
Package #3: Vice City Stock Exchange Vault Box — Requires completing the “Insider Trading” stranger mission strand. Once completed, a safety deposit box key spawns in your inventory. The corresponding box is in the Stock Exchange basement vault, accessible during business hours with a disguise obtained from the mission. Contains: $50,000 cash and Corporate Blackmail Documents that unlock a unique assassination mission.
Package #4 - #12 — The remaining Downtown packages are hidden in: the Convention Center loading dock (look for a pallet marked with a faded crown symbol), the Bayfront Marina fuel depot (submerged in a fuel tank — requires draining via a nearby valve), three different office building service elevators that only operate at night, the rooftop garden of the VLS Bank tower (behind a hedge maze), a parking garage toll booth sealed with a padlock, a construction site crane operator cabin, and the basement archives of the Vice City Public Library (requires a library card obtained from a side mission).
South Beach & Barrier Islands (8 Packages)
Package #13: Ocean Drive Hotel Basement — The Colonnade Hotel’s basement level, theoretically off-limits to guests, is accessible through a service entrance in the alley behind the building. Navigate through the laundry room, past the boiler room, to a locked storage cage. The key is held by the night manager, who can be pickpocketed while he does his rounds at 2 AM. Contains: Vintage Art Deco Lamp (sell for $15,000) and a Hotel Guest Registry that identifies several NPCs as undercover law enforcement — useful information for avoiding certain mission complications.
Package #14: Lummus Park Lifeguard Tower — The southernmost lifeguard tower on South Beach has a loose floorboard beneath the chair. Only accessible between 6 PM and 6 AM when lifeguards are off duty. Contains: Shark Tooth Necklace (permanent 5% swimming speed increase) and a Waterproof Lighter (allows starting fires in rain — surprisingly useful).
Package #15 - #20 — The remaining barrier island packages are in: the Vice City Marina dry dock storage unit #7 (code: 1986), a South Beach Art Deco hotel room accessible only by balcony-hopping from the adjacent building, the Vasquez Bay Bridge support pillar (accessible by boat — look for a rusted ladder), a beachfront mansion’s pool house (during the owner’s weekly Tuesday absence), the Ocean Drive promenade public restroom (behind a false wall in the third stall), and the rooftop of the Cleethorpes Hotel (requires a helicopter or parkour from the fire escape).
Little Havana & Wynwood (8 Packages)
Package #21: Calle Ocho Domino Park Cache — Underneath the central domino table in Maximo Gomez Park, accessible only after 10 PM when the regular players have gone home. The tabletop lifts off to reveal a compartment. Contains: Domino Set (can be played as a mini-game at any safehouse) and Old World Rum (permanent +10% melee damage).
Package #22: Wynwood Mural Vault — On the north wall of the Wynwood Arts District, a massive mural of a sunset over the Grassrivers conceals a door. Use a vehicle with high-beams to illuminate the mural at night — the sunset’s “sun” reflects differently and reveals the door’s outline. Inside: three packages in a single hidden gallery. Contains: Artist’s Sketchbook (reveals 5 other hidden package locations as sketches), Spray Paint Set (unlocks custom vehicle paint colors), and a Flash Drive containing evidence of art forgery that can be used for blackmail income.
Package #23 - #28 — The remaining Little Havana and Wynwood packages: behind the counter of a Calle Ocho botanica (requires befriending the owner through the “Spiritual Guidance” side mission), in the walk-in freezer of the Versailles Restaurant (accessible during a health inspection event), on a Wynwood rooftop water tower (visible only from helicopter altitude — the tank has a hatch on top), inside a Little Havana cigar factory rolling room (requires a tour reservation made via in-game phone), behind a Wynwood brewery’s fermentation tanks (during operating hours — the staff is surprisingly indifferent), and inside an abandoned Calle Ocho theater’s projection booth (requires fixing the projector to reveal a hidden compartment).
Port Gellhorn (7 Packages)
Package #29: Container Ship Hideaway — A specific red shipping container in the Port Gellhorn yard, marked with a faded lotus flower logo, contains a hidden compartment behind a false back wall. The container is in Stack G-7, Row 12. The false wall requires a crowbar to open. Contains: Smuggling Manifest (unlocks a repeatable high-value smuggling mission) and a Ship Captain’s Outfit (reduces port security detection radius by 50% when worn).
Package #30 - #35 — The remaining Port Gellhorn packages are located: inside a decommissioned lighthouse on the port’s eastern breakwater, in the flooded basement of an abandoned cannery, within a railway cargo car that only spawns on specific in-game days, on a crane platform accessible only by parachuting from a helicopter above, inside a dock worker union hall safe (combination obtained from a union rep during a side mission), and in an underwater tunnel connecting two port basins (requires scuba gear — look for a submerged shipping container with its doors ajar).
Grassrivers & Swampland Hidden Packages
The Grassrivers region contains 20 hidden packages, many of which involve navigation challenges and wildlife threats.
Package #36: Sunken Airboat Cache — A rusted airboat, half-submerged in a remote swamp channel, has a sealed compartment in its bow. The swamp channel is located due west of the Grassrivers’ central ranger station, identifiable by a distinctive dead cypress tree split by lightning. Beware of the aggressive alligator that nests near the wreck. Contains: Swamp Guide Map (reveals all Grassrivers hidden package locations) and Gator-Tooth Bowie Knife (unique melee weapon).
Package #37: Abandoned Bunker Armory — The western Grassrivers military bunker complex (part of the collectible route in our collectibles guide) has a lower sublevel accessible only through a flooded tunnel. Swim through the tunnel (scuba gear recommended due to length), surface in a dry room, and find the armory behind a blast door that requires solving a circuit breaker puzzle. Contains: Military-Grade Body Armor (25% damage reduction, stacks with other armor) and a Rare Assault Rifle variant with unique camouflage.
Package #38 - #55 — The remaining Grassrivers packages are spread across: a moonshiner’s still house (check beneath the still itself), a hunting platform overlooking a watering hole (climb the platform and check the roof thatch), an abandoned church in the ghost town of Dry Creek (beneath the altar), a swamp gas station with a “CLOSED” sign (inside the underground fuel tank — empty and accessible via the inspection hatch), several elevated tree stands connected by zip lines (the final platform holds the package), and the wreckage of a 1980s drug plane in the deep swamp (the cockpit contains a locked briefcase — the key is held by an NPC in the Grassrivers ranger station, who will trade it for a favor).
The swamp’s low visibility makes these packages particularly challenging to find. Dense fog, overhanging vegetation, and the ever-present threat of alligator attacks create a genuinely tense exploration experience. Bring a weapon with a flashlight attachment or use a boat with mounted lights to improve visibility.
Vice Keys Hidden Packages
The Vice Keys archipelago contains 18 hidden packages, with a heavy emphasis on underwater exploration and island-hopping.
Package #56: Islamorada Key Resort Safe — The resort’s presidential suite, room 1401, contains a wall safe behind a painting. The room is normally occupied by a VIP NPC who only leaves for a daily 3 PM spa appointment. Pickpocket his room key during breakfast service, then access the room during the spa window. Contains: $75,000 cash and Resort Blackmail Photos (unlocks a blackmail income stream worth $5,000 per in-game week).
Package #57: Overseas Highway Bridge Cache — At the midpoint of the longest Overseas Highway bridge span, a maintenance catwalk beneath the road deck holds a package. Access requires either parking on the bridge (risky due to traffic) and climbing down, or approaching by boat and using the maintenance ladder. The package is in a weatherproof case bolted to the catwalk railing. Contains: Bridge Jumper’s Journal (lore document) and a Parachute Skin that displays a unique design.
Package #58 - #73 — The remaining Vice Keys packages are scattered across: a Marathon Key military museum (Vietnam-era exhibit contains a real weapon — the M16 Vintage Rifle), a Key West cemetery (the oldest grave has a false bottom), a Coral Reef underwater cave (25-foot depth, accessible with basic scuba gear), a Islamorada charter fishing boat (the first mate is an NPC who will sell the location for $10,000 or trade for a rare fish), several uninhabited mangrove islands (each has a single package buried beneath a distinctive palm tree), and the Southernmost Point buoy (at low tide, a small alcove beneath the buoy contains a package).
The Vice Keys packages reward players who invest in boats and diving equipment. The region’s laid-back atmosphere belies the density of secrets hidden among its islands and reefs. For help navigating the archipelago efficiently, see our fast travel points guide.
Lake Leonida & Interior Hidden Packages
The rural interior surrounding Lake Leonida contains 15 packages, emphasizing land navigation and small-town exploration.
Package #74: Lake Leonida Island Cache — The central island in Lake Leonida (accessible only by boat or aircraft) features a abandoned fishing cabin. The cabin’s fireplace has a loose brick that reveals a hidden compartment. Contains: Lake Map (reveals all lake-region hidden packages) and a Fishing Rod Upgrade that increases rare fish catch rates.
Package #75 - #88 — The interior packages are found at: a Dankville truck stop (the “World’s Largest Alligator” statue has a compartment in its mouth), Mudd County’s abandoned drive-in theater (the projection booth contains a package), Leonida Springs’ historic courthouse (the basement records room has a mislabeled file box), a citrus grove processing plant (the juice tank #4 is empty and accessible via a roof hatch), a cattle ranch barn (the hayloft contains a package hidden in — predictably — a hay bale), the Leonida State line welcome center (a hollowed-out book in the gift shop), and several rural gas stations where packages are hidden in plain sight as “decorative” items on shelves.
The interior packages are generally easier to access than their urban and swamp counterparts, but the distances between them are significant. A fast ground vehicle or helicopter is recommended for efficient collection. For vehicle recommendations, see our vehicles guide.
The Eccentric Collections (10 Packages)
The final and most challenging hidden packages are the Eccentric Collections, each requiring multi-step puzzle solutions.
Package #89 - #98 — Without spoiling every puzzle, these packages involve: following a series of payphone calls that provide coordinates (the phones only ring at specific times), photographing constellations that align with map coordinates at specific in-game dates, solving a riddle painted across seven Wynwood murals, collecting and combining three separate map fragments spread across the map, following a radio signal that strengthens as you approach its source, and locating a hermit NPC in the Grassrivers who will trade his stash for specific rare items found elsewhere in the game.
Package #99: The Ghost Ship — On foggy nights (weather must be “Fog” specifically, not “Misty” or Cloudy”), a derelict cargo ship spawns in the waters off Port Gellhorn. Board the ghost ship, navigate its dark interior (enemies spawn on board — come armed), and reach the captain’s quarters. The package is inside the captain’s safe, which requires cracking a six-digit code obtained by reading the captain’s log scattered across the ship in four fragments. Contains: Ghost Captain’s Outfit (unique cosmetic) and the Cursed Compass (points toward the nearest hidden package you have not yet collected).
Package #100: The Final Package — Collecting packages 1 through 99 triggers a phone call from an unknown contact. Follow the instructions provided — they lead to a rooftop in Downtown Vice City where a helicopter will extract you and fly you to an unmarked location in the Grassrivers. Complete the final puzzle (a recreation of the original GTA III hidden package challenge) to claim the ultimate reward: the Ghost of Leonida stealth aircraft, the Golden Revolver, and the achievement “100 Problems Solved.”
Reward Tiers & Milestones
Hidden package rewards are granted at collection milestones:
- 10 packages: Unique melee weapon (Machete with custom engraving)
- 25 packages: Exclusive outfit set (Smuggler’s Attire — reduces heat from law enforcement)
- 50 packages: Rare vehicle (Imponte Deluxo — the flying car from GTA Online, with upgraded weaponry)
- 75 packages: The Horseshoe Talisman (passive luck boost affecting all RNG outcomes)
- 100 packages: Ghost of Leonida aircraft, Golden Revolver, achievement unlock
Finding all 100 hidden packages represents the ultimate exploration challenge in GTA VI. It requires patience, observation, puzzle-solving skills, and a willingness to engage with every system the game offers — from underwater diving to urban parkour to NPC interaction to radio signal triangulation. This guide will remain updated as the community discovers new packages and refines existing locations.
Related resources: All 200 Collectibles Guide | Complete Vice City Map | Fast Travel Points | Secrets & Easter Eggs