Story Missions take Carl Johnson from Los Santos through the countryside, San Fierro, the desert, and Las Venturas before the final return home.
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Introduction
Introduction entries from the San Andreas route.
In the Beginning
Make your way back to Grove Street to receive the first mission.
- Guide #
- 1
Category
Carl Johnson
Carl Johnson entries from the San Andreas route.
Big Smoke
Meet Big Smoke inside the Johnson House.
- Guide #
- 2
Sweet & Kendl
Arrive at the cemetery in Temple and escape from a Ballas car using a BMX.
- Guide #
- 3
- Rewards
- Respect Johnson House
Wear Flowers in Your Hair
Pick up some friends of The Truth, who can help with the garage.
- Guide #
- 44
- Rewards
- Zero RC shop purchasable
Deconstruction
Get revenge on some builders for calling Kendl a hooker by destroying portable buildings and burying the foreman.
- Guide #
- 46
Riot
Drive to Grove Street from the mansion and witness the riot.
- Guide #
- 99
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Ryder
Ryder entries from the San Andreas route.
Ryder
Go with Ryder to get a haircut at the barber shop and eat at the pizzeria.
- Guide #
- 4
- Rewards
- Respect Barbers Restaurants Tattoo Parlors
Home Invasion
Rob a war veteran living in East Beach for weapons crates.
- Guide #
- 16
- Rewards
- Respect
Catalyst
Steal crates of weapons from a train.
- Guide #
- 17
- Rewards
- Respect
Robbing Uncle Sam
Raid a National Guard base in the Ocean Docks area.
- Guide #
- 18
- Rewards
- Respect SMG available in Ammu-Nation (if Doberman is completed first)
Category
Sweet Johnson
Sweet Johnson entries from the San Andreas route.
Tagging Up Turf
Spray over some Ballas tags.
- Guide #
- 5
- Rewards
- Respect $200 Spray Can inside the Johnson House
Cleaning the Hood
Take out a drug dealer in the territory of the Grove and assault a Ballas crack den.
- Guide #
- 6
- Rewards
- Respect
Drive-Thru
Visit Cluckin' Bell and stop the Ballas from getting to Grove Street.
- Guide #
- 7
- Rewards
- Respect $200 Gyms
Nines and AK's
Visit Emmet for some target practice and buy clothes at a Binco shop.
- Guide #
- 8
- Rewards
- Respect Emmet's Binco, Sub Urban and ProLaps clothing
Drive-By
Perform drive-by shootings on the Ballas.
- Guide #
- 9
- Rewards
- $500 Respect
Sweet's Girl
Save Sweet and his girl from an onslaught of the Seville Boulevard Families gang members.
- Guide #
- 10
- Rewards
- Respect
Cesar Vialpando
Win the Lowrider Challenge.
- Guide #
- 11
- Rewards
- $50-$1,000 (based on the wager) Savanna Loco Low Co. TransFender Lowrider Challenge
Doberman
Take over Glen Park and kill the snitch.
- Guide #
- 26
- Rewards
- Respect Access to Ammu-Nation Johnson House asset
Los Sepulcros
Raid the funeral and kill the Ballas gang leader.
- Guide #
- 27
- Rewards
- Respect
Reuniting the Families
Take Sweet, Big Smoke, and Ryder to the meet to reunite the Grove Street Families and escape from the police.
- Guide #
- 28
- Rewards
- Respect
The Green Sabre
Witness Smoke and Ryder's betrayal, then rush to rescue Sweet.
- Guide #
- 29
- Rewards
- Access to Flint County, Whetstone, and San Fierro Countryside safehouses purchasable Angel Pine Save Point
Beat Down on B Dup
Start a gang war to reclaim Glen Park, and then confront B Dup.
- Guide #
- 97
- Rewards
- Respect
Grove 4 Life
Claim two areas of Idlewood from the Ballas.
- Guide #
- 98
- Rewards
- $10,000 Respect
Los Desperados
Help Cesar retake the Varrios Los Aztecas territory from the Vagos.
- Guide #
- 100
- Rewards
- Respect
End of the Line
Take out Big Smoke in his crack palace, and chase down Frank Tenpenny to end things once and for all.
- Guide #
- 101
- Rewards
- Respect $250,000
Category
Big Smoke
Big Smoke entries from the San Andreas route.
OG Loc
Pick up OG Loc from jail, chase and kill Freddy, and take OG Loc to Burger Shot.
- Guide #
- 12
- Rewards
- Respect
Running Dog
Chase down and kill a Los Santos Vagos gang member.
- Guide #
- 13
- Rewards
- Respect
Wrong Side of the Tracks
Disrupt a gang meeting and follow a train.
- Guide #
- 14
- Rewards
- Respect
Just Business
Help Big Smoke fight against the Russian Mafia in the Atrium and then escape from them using the sewer system.
- Guide #
- 15
- Rewards
- Respect Sawnoff Shotgun available in Ammu-Nation (if Doberman is completed first)
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Cesar Vialpando
Cesar Vialpando entries from the San Andreas route.
High Stakes, Low-Rider
Race Cesar Vialpando and other racers in the Lowrider Race.
- Guide #
- 19
- Rewards
- $1,000
King in Exile
Meet Cesar and Kendl again.
- Guide #
- 34
Wu Zi Mu
Race against Wu Zi Mu.
- Guide #
- 41
- Rewards
- $5,000
Farewell, My Love...
Race against Catalina and her new boyfriend, Claude.
- Guide #
- 42
- Rewards
- ZR-350
Photo Opportunity
Photograph the meeting between Ryder and the members of the Loco Syndicate.
- Guide #
- 48
- Rewards
- Respect
Test Drive
Steal and test some racing cars with Cesar.
- Guide #
- 63
- Rewards
- $5,000 Respect Elegy and Sultan in Wang Cars showroom
Customs Fast Track
Steal a car from a container at the docks and beat the security guards.
- Guide #
- 64
- Rewards
- Up to $10,000 Respect Savanna in Wang Cars showroom
Puncture Wounds
Use stingers to steal a Stratum.
- Guide #
- 65
- Rewards
- $5,000 Respect Stratum in Wang Cars showroom Wang Cars showroom as an asset
Category
OG Loc
OG Loc entries from the San Andreas route.
Life's a Beach
Steal a sound system Pony for OG Loc's house party.
- Guide #
- 20
- Rewards
- Respect
Madd Dogg's Rhymes
Steal Madd Dogg's rhyme book.
- Guide #
- 21
- Rewards
- Respect
Management Issues
Kidnap and kill Madd Dogg's manager and his girlfriend.
- Guide #
- 22
- Rewards
- Respect
House Party
Visit OG Loc's party and protect Grove Street from a Ballas attack.
- Guide #
- 23
- Rewards
- Respect
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C.R.A.S.H.
C.R.A.S.H. entries from the San Andreas route.
Burning Desire
Burn down a Vagos member's house and rescue a girl.
- Guide #
- 24
- Rewards
- Denise Robinson as a girlfriend
Gray Imports
Kill a Russian arms dealer.
- Guide #
- 25
- Rewards
- Silenced 9mm available in Ammu-Nation (if Doberman is completed first)
Badlands
Take out an FBI witness for Tenpenny.
- Guide #
- 30
555 We Tip
- Guide #
- 45
- Rewards
- Valet Uniform available in wardrobe
Snail Trail
Take out the reporter and the journalist.
- Guide #
- 58
Misappropriation
Kill some federal agents in Bone County and steal a dossier.
- Guide #
- 89
High Noon
Chase and kill Eddie Pulaski.
- Guide #
- 90
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Catalina Missions
Catalina Missions entries from the San Andreas route.
First Date
Meet Cesar's cousin. NOTE: Choose a Robbery mission listed below after the cutscene (Tanker Commander is recommended, because this mission takes place in Dillimore, which is the player's location, removing the need to travel to Dillimore and then away from it).
- Guide #
- 31
Tanker Commander
- Guide #
- 32
- Rewards
- $5,000
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The Truth
The Truth entries from the San Andreas route.
Body Harvest
Steal a Combine Harvester for The Truth.
- Guide #
- 33
- Rewards
- Respect Rifle available in Ammu-Nation
Are You Going to San Fierro?
Burn down The Truth's cannabis plantation and drive to San Fierro.
- Guide #
- 43
- Rewards
- Respect 5-star wanted level achievable Safehouses in San Fierro purchasable Doherty Garage ZIP clothing available
Black Project
Break into Area 69 and steal the Black Project.
- Guide #
- 73
- Rewards
- Desert Eagle available in Ammu-Nation
Green Goo
The Truth sends CJ after a moving military train using the newly stolen jetpack.
- Guide #
- 74
- Rewards
- $20,000 Jetpack at Verdant Meadows Verdant Meadows Airfield as an asset
Don Peyote
Rescue Maccer and Kent Paul from the desert and bring them to Caligula's Palace, escaping the snake farmers.
- Guide #
- 78
- Rewards
- Respect
Category
Catalina
Catalina entries from the San Andreas route.
First Base
NOTE: Choose a Robbery mission listed below after the cutscene (Local Liquor Store is recommended).
- Guide #
- 35
- Rewards
- Catalina's Hideout
Local Liquor Store
- Guide #
- 36
- Rewards
- $1,000
Gone Courting
NOTE: Choose a Robbery mission listed below after the cutscene (Against All Odds is recommended).
- Guide #
- 37
Against All Odds
- Guide #
- 38
- Rewards
- $2,000 Remote Explosives available in Ammu-Nation
Made in Heaven
NOTE: Choose a Robbery mission listed below after the cutscene (Small Town Bank is recommended).
- Guide #
- 39
Small Town Bank
- Guide #
- 40
- Rewards
- $10,000
Category
Zero
Zero entries from the San Andreas route.
Air Raid
Defend Zero's transmitters from Berkley's bombers.
- Guide #
- 47
- Rewards
- $3,000
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Loco Syndicate
Loco Syndicate entries from the San Andreas route.
Jizzy
Help Jizzy out with his pimping duties.
- Guide #
- 49
- Rewards
- $3,000 Respect Broadway
T-Bone Mendez
Retrieve some stolen cash from the bikers.
- Guide #
- 50
- Rewards
- $5,000 Respect
Mike Toreno
Find and rescue Mike Toreno.
- Guide #
- 51
- Rewards
- $7,000 Respect
Outrider
Transport drugs past roadblocks.
- Guide #
- 57
- Rewards
- $9,000 Respect
San Andreas mixes required story progress with optional mission strands and activities that still matter for completion. Keep manual saves before major choices, and use the reward field to spot new properties, weapons, vehicles, and access without reading a full walkthrough.
Ken Rosenberg entries from the San Andreas route.
Madd Dogg entries from the San Andreas route.
Mike Toreno entries from the San Andreas route.
Salvatore Leone entries from the San Andreas route.
Toreno Missions entries from the San Andreas route.
Triads entries from the San Andreas route.
Woozie entries from the San Andreas route.
Woozie (Heist) entries from the San Andreas route.
FAQ
How many story missions are there?
The mission list contains 101 storyline missions, including optional strands that contribute to the broader completion route.
Are these missions in a single required order?
No. Multiple mission givers can open at the same time, and some optional strands can be completed later. The guide number gives you a stable reference order.
Are side missions included?
Only the storyline mission list is included here. Vehicle sub-missions, schools, assets, races, and other activities are separate completion topics.