Washington Beach

What Rockstar has said

Washington Beach is named once, in Rockstar's description of the Shitzu Squalo: "Perfect for casting in Gambit Bay and reeling in catches of all sorts, this gradient pink and blue Squalo docked at Washington Beach is made open-ocean-ready with an explosives-laden weapons crate." So the beach is at least a mooring point for the boat, close enough to open water that the Squalo is pitched for ocean trips.

What the Squalo images show

The four Squalo captions describe a gradient pink and blue Squalo moving through the water at night with the lit city skyline behind it; a top-down shot of the boat with a police boat close by and a police helicopter overhead; a white Squalo with sun glare on the water; and Jason and Lucia on deck with dolphins swimming nearby. The white Squalo image, used as this page's cover, is the most useful for geography. The boat sits in a calm residential canal lined with palms and low houses with tiled roofs, the kind of waterfront found along Miami's bay-side neighbourhoods. None of the captions name the spot.

Real-world name: Washington AvenueUnconfirmed

Miami Beach has no "Washington Beach", but Washington Avenue is one of South Beach's main streets. It runs north to south one block inland from Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive, and was one of South Beach's main streets suitable for car traffic when the Miami Beach land boom began in 1920. It is still a shopping, eating and nightlife strip, and runs down to South Pointe Park at the island's tip. Rockstar has not explained the name.

Washington Beach in Vice City historyUnconfirmed

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) built its map from two main islands, and Rockstar did extensive field research in Miami for it. When Trailer 1 landed in December 2023, GamesRadar+ reported a fan comparing a Washington Beach scene from the 2002 game with a similar beach shot in the GTA VI trailer. That comparison came from players, not from Rockstar, and it predates Rockstar's own use of the name in 2026.

What it suggests for playUnconfirmed

Ultimate Edition owners can expect to find the Squalo moored at Washington Beach and use it for fishing in Gambit Bay. The explosives crate and the police boat in the screenshot hint that the boat will also see action. Rockstar has not said whether Washington Beach is a full district, a single beach or just a dock.

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