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San Andreas was the biggest GTA map of its era: a whole state with three cities, desert, forest and farmland between them. Here is how the map is laid out, what each region is for, and how it unlocks.
San Andreas has four sets of hidden collectibles, one tied to each major region, and unlike a lot of open-world busywork these actually pay out. Maxed stats, free weapon spawns, and big cash bonuses all come from clearing them, and all four are required for 100% completion. Here is what each set gives you.
The 100 gang tags are scattered across Los Santos and you spray over rival graffiti to claim them. Finishing all 100 spawns an AK-47, a Sawn-off Shotgun, a Tec-9 and Molotovs at the Johnson House, and it upgrades your Grove Street homies so they carry Desert Eagles, MP5s and knives instead of weak starter weapons. It is the single most useful set to do early, because it makes the gang-war phase much easier.
Once you reach San Fierro, 50 photo opportunities appear around the city, and you capture each one with the camera. Every shot pays $100, with a large bonus for the full set, and completion spawns a Micro SMG, Grenades, a Pump Shotgun and a Sniper Rifle at the Doherty garage (CJ's San Fierro base).
The 50 horseshoes are spread across Las Venturas. Collecting all of them pays out $100,000, maxes CJ's Luck stat, and spawns four weapons (an SMG, Satchel Charges, a Combat Shotgun and an M4) in front of the Four Dragons Casino. The luck boost matters more than it sounds if you plan to gamble.
The 50 oysters sit underwater across the whole map, which is why decent lung capacity and stamina help before you hunt them. Collecting all 50 maxes lung capacity and sex appeal and pays $100 each. Maxed sex appeal makes every girlfriend easier to date, so this set quietly solves two systems at once.
Do the tags first for the early-game weapon and homie upgrades, grab oysters alongside your swimming-stat grind, then clear snapshots when you unlock San Fierro and horseshoes when you reach Las Venturas, ideally right before you start gambling so the luck boost is live. Clear all four and you have knocked out a big chunk of the 100% checklist while maxing two stats and stockpiling weapons.
