What Are Graffiti Tags?
Graffiti Tags are GTA San Andreas's first big collectible hunt. There are 100 tags sprayed across Los Santos by rival gangs — the Ballas and the Vagos — and your job is to cover every one of them with a Grove Street tag.
You spray them with the spray can, and the hunt is introduced early by the mission Tagging Up Turf. Tags only exist in Los Santos, so you can finish the whole set before you ever leave the city.
Locations Map
Where to Find Them
Every tag is somewhere in Los Santos — mostly in and around rival gang turf. Sweep one neighbourhood at a time:
Ganton & Grove Street
Your home turf — a cluster of tags right around the Johnson House and the surrounding blocks.
Idlewood & Jefferson
Heavy Ballas territory — walls, underpasses and shopfronts are covered in rival tags.
East Los Santos
Vagos turf — check alley walls, garages and the train line cutting through the district.
Los Flores & East Beach
Hillside streets and the blocks above the freeway hold a scattering of tags.
Glen Park & Downtown LS
More open ground — look on car parks, billboard bases and office-block walls.
Willowfield & Playa del Seville
The southern industrial blocks and the streets near the docks.
Keep the map open. Tags are small and easy to miss — many sit up high on walls or tucked down alleys. Tick each one off as you spray it.
How to Spray a Tag
Spraying a tag is quick once you have the spray can — line it up and hold the fire button.
Get the spray can
Pick up a spray can — there's one inside the Johnson House. It holds limited paint, so refill from pickups.
Find the rival tag
Look for the coloured Ballas or Vagos graffiti on walls, fences and shop shutters.
Spray over it
Aim at the tag and hold fire until it's fully covered by your Grove Street tag.
Watch the counter
Each tag sprayed ticks up your total — the game tracks all 100 for you automatically.
Collecting Tips
- Do tags early — the spray can and the hunt are available almost from the start of the game.
- Many tags sit above head height; aim up at walls, fences and billboards.
- A car or bike helps you cover Los Santos fast between tag clusters.
- Spraying tags deep in enemy turf can draw gang aggro — be ready for a fight.
- Refill the spray can from paint pickups if you run dry mid-run.
What You Get
Free weapons at the Johnson House
Spraying all 100 tags stocks the Johnson House with free weapons — including a pistol, shotgun, SMG, AK-47 and more, which respawn for you to grab any time. It also nudges your respect up and ticks a box toward full 100% completion of the game.