Story Walkthrough

GTA San Andreas follows Carl Johnson, CJ, home to Los Santos after five years in Liberty City. His mother has been murdered, his old gang is falling apart, and two corrupt cops are ready to frame him for a killing he did not commit. The story crosses the whole state in six parts: Los Santos, the countryside, San Fierro, the desert, Las Venturas and a return to Los Santos.

This walkthrough lists 104 missions in a good order. That includes the story missions, Catalina’s four robberies, the Zero RC and Wang Cars asset missions, and the six heist missions for Caligula’s casino. All of them count toward 100%. The schools, side jobs and collectibles are covered on their own pages.

Missions in order

#	Mission	Given by	Reward
1	In the Beginning	Carl Johnson
2	Big Smoke	Carl Johnson
3	Sweet & Kendl	Carl Johnson	Respect, Access to the Johnson house
4	Ryder	Ryder	Respect, Access to barbers, restaurants and tattoo parlors
5	Tagging Up Turf	Sweet	$200, Respect, A spray can at the Johnson house
6	Cleaning the Hood	Sweet	Respect
7	Drive-Thru	Sweet	$200, Respect, Access to gyms
8	Nines and AK’s	Sweet	Respect, A pistol, Access to Emmet’s, Binco, Sub Urban and ProLaps
9	OG Loc	Big Smoke	Respect
10	Running Dog	Big Smoke	Respect
11	Wrong Side of the Tracks	Big Smoke	Respect
12	Just Business	Big Smoke	Respect, The Sawn-off Shotgun at Ammu-Nation, if you have completed Doberman first
13	Life’s a Beach	OG Loc	Respect
14	Madd Dogg’s Rhymes	OG Loc	Respect
15	Management Issues	OG Loc	Respect
16	Burning Desire	C.R.A.S.H.	Denise Robinson as a girlfriend
17	Gray Imports	C.R.A.S.H.	The silenced 9mm at Ammu-Nation, if you have completed Doberman first
18	House Party	OG Loc	Respect
19	Drive-By	Sweet	$500, Respect
20	Sweet’s Girl	Sweet	Respect
21	Cesar Vialpando	Sweet	$50 to $1,000, depending on your wager, A Savanna lowrider, Access to Loco Low Co. and the Lowrider Challenge
22	Home Invasion	Ryder	Respect
23	Catalyst	Ryder	Respect
24	Robbing Uncle Sam	Ryder	Respect, The SMG at Ammu-Nation, if you have completed Doberman first
25	Doberman	Sweet	Respect, Access to Ammu-Nation, Johnson house asset
26	High Stakes, Low-Rider	Cesar Vialpando	$1,000
27	Los Sepulcros	Sweet	Respect
28	Reuniting the Families	Sweet	Respect
29	The Green Sabre	Sweet	Access to Flint County, Whetstone and San Fierro, Countryside safehouses, Angel Pine save point
30	Badlands	C.R.A.S.H.
31	First Date	Catalina
32	Tanker Commander	Catalina	$5,000
33	Body Harvest	The Truth	Respect, Rifle available at Ammu-Nation
34	King in Exile	Cesar Vialpando
35	First Base	Catalina
36	Against All Odds	Catalina	$2,000, Remote Explosives available at Ammu-Nation
37	Gone Courting	Catalina
38	Local Liquor Store	Catalina	$1,000
39	Made in Heaven	Catalina
40	Small Town Bank	Catalina	$10,000
41	Wu Zi Mu	Cesar Vialpando	$5,000
42	Farewell, My Love…	Cesar Vialpando	ZR-350
43	Are You Going to San Fierro?	The Truth	Respect
44	Wear Flowers in Your Hair	Carl Johnson	Zero RC can be bought
45	555 We Tip	C.R.A.S.H.	Valet uniform added to the wardrobe
46	Deconstruction	Carl Johnson
47	Photo Opportunity	Cesar Vialpando	Respect
48	Jizzy	Loco Syndicate	$3,000, Respect, The Broadway pimpmobile
49	Air Raid	Zero	$3,000
50	Supply Lines…	Zero	$5,000
51	New Model Army	Zero	$7,000, Zero RC becomes an asset
52	T-Bone Mendez	Loco Syndicate	$5,000, Respect
53	Mike Toreno	Loco Syndicate	$7,000, Respect
54	Outrider	Loco Syndicate	$9,000, Respect
55	Snail Trail	C.R.A.S.H.
56	Ice Cold Killa	Triads	$12,000, Respect
57	Pier 69	Triads	$15,000, Respect, Sniper rifle available in Ammu-Nation
58	Toreno’s Last Flight	Triads	$18,000, Respect
59	Mountain Cloud Boys	Woozie	$5,000, Respect
60	Ran Fa Li	Woozie	$6,000, Respect
61	Lure	Woozie	$8,000, Respect
62	Amphibious Assault	Woozie	$11,000, Respect
63	The Da Nang Thang	Woozie	$15,000, Respect
64	Yay Ka-Boom-Boom	Triads	$25,000, Respect, Access to Tierra Robada, Bone County and Las Venturas, Desert safehouses, Wang Cars showroom can be bought (if Back to School is done), M4 in Ammu-Nation, Mike Toreno‘s ranch
65	Zeroing In	Cesar Vialpando	$5,000, Respect, Uranus appears in the Wang Cars showroom, Wheel Arch Angels opens
66	Test Drive	Cesar Vialpando	$5,000, Respect, Elegy and Sultan appear in the Wang Cars showroom
67	Customs Fast Track	Cesar Vialpando	Up to $10,000, Respect, Savanna appears in the Wang Cars showroom
68	Puncture Wounds	Cesar Vialpando	$5,000, Respect, Stratum appears in the Wang Cars showroom, Wang Cars showroom becomes an asset
69	Monster	Mike Toreno	$1,000 to $5,000, depending on your time
70	Highjack	Mike Toreno	$7,000
71	Interdiction	Mike Toreno	$1,000
72	Verdant Meadows	Mike Toreno	Respect, Verdant Meadows airstrip available to buy for $80,000
73	Learning to Fly	Mike Toreno	Respect, Pilot’s license and a higher flying skill, Access to all airports, Planes at the airstrip, with a stuntplane for silver medals and a Hunter for gold
74	N.O.E.	Mike Toreno	$15,000
75	Stowaway	Mike Toreno	$20,000
76	Black Project	The Truth	Desert Eagle available at Ammu-Nation
77	Green Goo	The Truth	$20,000, Jetpack, Verdant Meadows airstrip as an asset
78	Fender Ketchup	Woozie	$5,000, Respect
79	Explosive Situation	Woozie	$7,000, Respect
80	You’ve Had Your Chips	Woozie	$10,000, Respect, Combat Shotgun available at Ammu-Nation
81	Don Peyote	The Truth	Respect
82	Intensive Care	Ken Rosenberg	$5,000, Respect
83	The Meat Business	Ken Rosenberg	$8,000, Respect
84	Fish in a Barrel	Woozie
85	Freefall	Salvatore Leone	$15,000, Respect
86	Misappropriation	C.R.A.S.H.
87	High Noon	C.R.A.S.H.
88	Madd Dogg	Madd Dogg	Respect
89	Saint Mark’s Bistro	Salvatore Leone	$20,000, Respect, Didier Sachs clothing store
90	Architectural Espionage	Woozie	Respect
91	Key to Her Heart	Woozie	Respect, Millie Perkins as a girlfriend, The gimp suit
92	Dam and Blast	Woozie	Respect
93	Cop Wheels	Woozie	Respect
94	Up, Up and Away!	Woozie	Respect, The Leviathan helicopter at Verdant Meadows
95	Breaking the Bank at Caligula’s	Woozie	$100,000, Respect
96	A Home in the Hills	Woozie	Respect, Madd Dogg‘s Crib
97	Vertical Bird	Mike Toreno	$50,000, Respect, Hydra at Verdant Meadows, Weapons at Mike Toreno‘s Ranch
98	Home Coming	Mike Toreno	Respect
99	Cut Throat Business	Madd Dogg	Respect
100	Beat Down on B Dup	Sweet	Respect
101	Grove 4 Life	Sweet	$10,000, Respect
102	Riot	Carl Johnson
103	Los Desperados	Sweet	Respect
104	End of the Line	Sweet	$250,000, Respect

Part 1: Los Santos

CJ rebuilds the Grove Street Families with his brother Sweet, Big Smoke and Ryder, wins races for Cesar Vialpando, helps OG Loc‘s rap career, and runs errands for the corrupt C.R.A.S.H. officers Tenpenny and Pulaski. Los Santos ends with The Green Sabre, when Smoke and Ryder are revealed as traitors, Sweet is arrested and CJ is dumped in the countryside.

#	Mission	Given by	Reward
1	In the Beginning	Carl Johnson
2	Big Smoke	Carl Johnson
3	Sweet & Kendl	Carl Johnson	Respect, Access to the Johnson house
4	Ryder	Ryder	Respect, Access to barbers, restaurants and tattoo parlors
5	Tagging Up Turf	Sweet	$200, Respect, A spray can at the Johnson house
6	Cleaning the Hood	Sweet	Respect
7	Drive-Thru	Sweet	$200, Respect, Access to gyms
8	Nines and AK’s	Sweet	Respect, A pistol, Access to Emmet’s, Binco, Sub Urban and ProLaps
9	OG Loc	Big Smoke	Respect
10	Running Dog	Big Smoke	Respect
11	Wrong Side of the Tracks	Big Smoke	Respect
12	Just Business	Big Smoke	Respect, The Sawn-off Shotgun at Ammu-Nation, if you have completed Doberman first
13	Life’s a Beach	OG Loc	Respect
14	Madd Dogg’s Rhymes	OG Loc	Respect
15	Management Issues	OG Loc	Respect
16	Burning Desire	C.R.A.S.H.	Denise Robinson as a girlfriend
17	Gray Imports	C.R.A.S.H.	The silenced 9mm at Ammu-Nation, if you have completed Doberman first
18	House Party	OG Loc	Respect
19	Drive-By	Sweet	$500, Respect
20	Sweet’s Girl	Sweet	Respect
21	Cesar Vialpando	Sweet	$50 to $1,000, depending on your wager, A Savanna lowrider, Access to Loco Low Co. and the Lowrider Challenge
22	Home Invasion	Ryder	Respect
23	Catalyst	Ryder	Respect
24	Robbing Uncle Sam	Ryder	Respect, The SMG at Ammu-Nation, if you have completed Doberman first
25	Doberman	Sweet	Respect, Access to Ammu-Nation, Johnson house asset
26	High Stakes, Low-Rider	Cesar Vialpando	$1,000
27	Los Sepulcros	Sweet	Respect
28	Reuniting the Families	Sweet	Respect
29	The Green Sabre	Sweet	Access to Flint County, Whetstone and San Fierro, Countryside safehouses, Angel Pine save point

Part 2: The countryside

Exiled to Red County, CJ meets Catalina, Cesar’s cousin, who drags him into four robberies. The Truth, an old hippie, sends him to steal a combine harvester and a truck of weed, and Cesar finds him the street race that wins the Doherty garage in San Fierro.

#	Mission	Given by	Reward
30	Badlands	C.R.A.S.H.
31	First Date	Catalina
32	Tanker Commander	Catalina	$5,000
33	Body Harvest	The Truth	Respect, Rifle available at Ammu-Nation
34	King in Exile	Cesar Vialpando
35	First Base	Catalina
36	Against All Odds	Catalina	$2,000, Remote Explosives available at Ammu-Nation
37	Gone Courting	Catalina
38	Local Liquor Store	Catalina	$1,000
39	Made in Heaven	Catalina
40	Small Town Bank	Catalina	$10,000
41	Wu Zi Mu	Cesar Vialpando	$5,000
42	Farewell, My Love…	Cesar Vialpando	ZR-350
43	Are You Going to San Fierro?	The Truth	Respect

Part 3: San Fierro

In San Fierro CJ sets up a garage with Kendl, Cesar and The Truth, then hunts the Loco Syndicate that supplies Smoke’s drugs. He joins forces with Wu Zi Mu, Woozie, and his Triads, helps Zero with his RC war, and finally blows up the drug factory in Yay Ka-Boom-Boom, which opens the desert and Las Venturas.

#	Mission	Given by	Reward
44	Wear Flowers in Your Hair	Carl Johnson	Zero RC can be bought
45	555 We Tip	C.R.A.S.H.	Valet uniform added to the wardrobe
46	Deconstruction	Carl Johnson
47	Photo Opportunity	Cesar Vialpando	Respect
48	Jizzy	Loco Syndicate	$3,000, Respect, The Broadway pimpmobile
49	Air Raid	Zero	$3,000
50	Supply Lines…	Zero	$5,000
51	New Model Army	Zero	$7,000, Zero RC becomes an asset
52	T-Bone Mendez	Loco Syndicate	$5,000, Respect
53	Mike Toreno	Loco Syndicate	$7,000, Respect
54	Outrider	Loco Syndicate	$9,000, Respect
55	Snail Trail	C.R.A.S.H.
56	Ice Cold Killa	Triads	$12,000, Respect
57	Pier 69	Triads	$15,000, Respect, Sniper rifle available in Ammu-Nation
58	Toreno’s Last Flight	Triads	$18,000, Respect
59	Mountain Cloud Boys	Woozie	$5,000, Respect
60	Ran Fa Li	Woozie	$6,000, Respect
61	Lure	Woozie	$8,000, Respect
62	Amphibious Assault	Woozie	$11,000, Respect
63	The Da Nang Thang	Woozie	$15,000, Respect
64	Yay Ka-Boom-Boom	Triads	$25,000, Respect, Access to Tierra Robada, Bone County and Las Venturas, Desert safehouses, Wang Cars showroom can be bought (if Back to School is done), M4 in Ammu-Nation, Mike Toreno‘s ranch
65	Zeroing In	Cesar Vialpando	$5,000, Respect, Uranus appears in the Wang Cars showroom, Wheel Arch Angels opens
66	Test Drive	Cesar Vialpando	$5,000, Respect, Elegy and Sultan appear in the Wang Cars showroom
67	Customs Fast Track	Cesar Vialpando	Up to $10,000, Respect, Savanna appears in the Wang Cars showroom
68	Puncture Wounds	Cesar Vialpando	$5,000, Respect, Stratum appears in the Wang Cars showroom, Wang Cars showroom becomes an asset

Part 4: The desert

Mike Toreno, the government agent CJ thought he had killed, makes him an offer he cannot refuse. CJ buys the Verdant Meadows airfield, learns to fly and carries out Toreno’s dangerous jobs, while The Truth sends him into Area 69 to steal a black project jetpack.

#	Mission	Given by	Reward
69	Monster	Mike Toreno	$1,000 to $5,000, depending on your time
70	Highjack	Mike Toreno	$7,000
71	Interdiction	Mike Toreno	$1,000
72	Verdant Meadows	Mike Toreno	Respect, Verdant Meadows airstrip available to buy for $80,000
73	Learning to Fly	Mike Toreno	Respect, Pilot’s license and a higher flying skill, Access to all airports, Planes at the airstrip, with a stuntplane for silver medals and a Hunter for gold
74	N.O.E.	Mike Toreno	$15,000
75	Stowaway	Mike Toreno	$20,000
76	Black Project	The Truth	Desert Eagle available at Ammu-Nation
77	Green Goo	The Truth	$20,000, Jetpack, Verdant Meadows airstrip as an asset

Part 5: Las Venturas

Woozie opens the Four Dragons Casino on the Strip and plans to rob Caligula’s Palace, owned by the Mafia families. CJ helps Ken Rosenberg, rescues the rapper Madd Dogg, does jobs for Salvatore Leone and finally pulls off the heist.

#	Mission	Given by	Reward
78	Fender Ketchup	Woozie	$5,000, Respect
79	Explosive Situation	Woozie	$7,000, Respect
80	You’ve Had Your Chips	Woozie	$10,000, Respect, Combat Shotgun available at Ammu-Nation
81	Don Peyote	The Truth	Respect
82	Intensive Care	Ken Rosenberg	$5,000, Respect
83	The Meat Business	Ken Rosenberg	$8,000, Respect
84	Fish in a Barrel	Woozie
85	Freefall	Salvatore Leone	$15,000, Respect
86	Misappropriation	C.R.A.S.H.
87	High Noon	C.R.A.S.H.
88	Madd Dogg	Madd Dogg	Respect
89	Saint Mark’s Bistro	Salvatore Leone	$20,000, Respect, Didier Sachs clothing store
90	Architectural Espionage	Woozie	Respect
91	Key to Her Heart	Woozie	Respect, Millie Perkins as a girlfriend, The gimp suit
92	Dam and Blast	Woozie	Respect
93	Cop Wheels	Woozie	Respect
94	Up, Up and Away!	Woozie	Respect, The Leviathan helicopter at Verdant Meadows
95	Breaking the Bank at Caligula’s	Woozie	$100,000, Respect
96	A Home in the Hills	Woozie	Respect, Madd Dogg‘s Crib

Part 6: Return to Los Santos

With Madd Dogg‘s career back on track and Sweet out of prison, CJ returns home to take Grove Street back from the Ballas, settle things with Big Smoke and face Officer Tenpenny as Los Santos burns in a riot.

#	Mission	Given by	Reward
97	Vertical Bird	Mike Toreno	$50,000, Respect, Hydra at Verdant Meadows, Weapons at Mike Toreno‘s Ranch
98	Home Coming	Mike Toreno	Respect
99	Cut Throat Business	Madd Dogg	Respect
100	Beat Down on B Dup	Sweet	Respect
101	Grove 4 Life	Sweet	$10,000, Respect
102	Riot	Carl Johnson
103	Los Desperados	Sweet	Respect
104	End of the Line	Sweet	$250,000, Respect

After the story

The game carries on after End of the Line, so you can finish the 100% checklist at any time. Gang territories, girlfriends and stats stay open too.