Save Points in GTA San Andreas

"Property bought" screen; shown after purchase of a safehouse

In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, there are 37 save points (the most in any Grand Theft Auto game) that Carl Johnson can acquire. These are divided into basic save points, which are granted to Carl as he progresses through the storyline, and safe houses, which are save points with added amenities that Carl may purchase after unlocking them by completing certain missions. All safe houses are needed to complete the game (contributing 15% of the total), costing a total of $879,000.

Main save points and safehouses

There are eight main save points and safehouses that are made available to Carl as he completes missions in the game's story. All are free of charge with one exception. These may or may not be inside an enclosed structure, and most consist of no more than a save icon and, in three cases, a usable garage. Only the Johnson House has a wardrobe. Although the player can choose to make any safehouse a "home base" during various chapters of the game, the game storyline will generally place these save points as key "home base" locations, particularly the Johnson House, Doherty Garage and the Abandoned AC Tower.

Image	Name	Style	Location	Price	Garage	Unlocked by
File:Johnson House.jpg	Johnson House	Two-story	Ganton, Los Santos	Free	Medium Garage	In the Beginning
File:AngelPineSavePoint.jpg	Angel Pine Save Point	Cabin	Angel Pine, Whetstone	Free	None, but a Sanchez spawns by the trailer	The Green Sabre
File:FernRidgeSavePoint.jpg	Catalina's Hideout	Cabin	Fern Ridge, Red County	Free	None, but a Buffalo spawns by the hideout	King In Exile
	Doherty Garage	Filling Station	Doherty, San Fierro	Free	Big Garage; the other three garages are not used	Are You Going to San Fierro?
File:TierraRobadaSavePoint.jpg	Mike Toreno's Ranch	Ranch	Tierra Robada	Free	None, but a Washington spawns near the house	Yay Ka-Boom-Boom
File:Verdant Meadows.jpg	Abandoned AC tower	Abandoned Airstrip	Verdant Meadows, Bone County	$80,000	Medium Garage and Aircraft Hangar, a PCJ-600 often spawns near the save point even before the property is bought	Verdant Meadows
File:TheFourDragonsCasino-GTASA-exterior.jpg	The Four Dragons Casino	Casino	The Strip, Las Venturas	Free	None, but cars usually spawn on the road in front of the Casino	Learning to Fly
File:Madd Dogg's mansion.jpg	Madd Dogg's Crib	Mansion	Mulholland, Los Santos	Free	None, but a Sparrow spawns on the rooftop and random cars may spawn in the driveway	A Home in the Hills

Other safe houses

There are 29 other safe houses scattered around the state that are unlocked at various points in the story. These safe houses are purchasable properties containing a save icon as well as a wardrobe, which distinguishes them from save points. Safe houses may also contain usable garages, capable of storing up to four vehicles.

Image	Name	Style	Location	Price	Garage	Unlocked by
Los Santos
	Jefferson Safehouse	Medium-end	Jefferson, Los Santos	$10,000	None, but after exiting the house, a random vehicle may be driven by the driver onto the nearby driveway	In the Beginning
	El Corona Safehouse	Low-end	El Corona, Los Santos	$10,000	Medium Garage	In the Beginning
	Verona Beach Safehouse	Apartment	Verona Beach, Los Santos	$10,000	None, but random vehicles can spawn in the apartment complex's parking lot	In the Beginning
	Willowfield Safehouse	Low-end	Willowfield, Los Santos	$10,000	None, but after exiting the house, a random vehicle may be driven by the driver onto the nearby driveway	In the Beginning
	Santa Maria Beach Safehouse	Beach House	Santa Maria Beach, Los Santos	$30,000	Medium Garage; Some random vehicles can sometimes spawn in front of the house	In the Beginning
	Mulholland Safehouse	High-end	Mulholland, Los Santos	$120,000	Small Garage	In the Beginning
Red County
	Blueberry Safehouse	Apartment	Blueberry, Red County	$10,000	None	The Green Sabre
File:PalominoCreekSafehouse.jpg	Palomino Creek Safehouse	Medium-end	Palomino Creek, Red County	$35,000	Small Garage	The Green Sabre
	Dillimore Safehouse	Medium-end	Dillimore, Red County	$40,000	Small Garage	The Green Sabre
Flint County
	Flint County Safehouse	Farm	Flint County	$100,000	None, but a Tractor, Walton, and a Sanchez spawn around the safehouse/farm	The Green Sabre
Whetstone
	Angel Pine Safehouse	Low-end	Angel Pine, Whetstone	$20,000	None	The Green Sabre
San Fierro
File:Chinatown Safehouse.jpg	Chinatown Safehouse	Apartment	Chinatown, San Fierro	$20,000	None	Are You Going to San Fierro?
	Doherty Safehouse	Apartment	Doherty, San Fierro	$20,000	None	Are You Going to San Fierro?
	Paradiso Safehouse	Medium-end	Paradiso, San Fierro	$20,000	Medium Garage	Are You Going to San Fierro?
	Hashbury Safehouse	Hidden Apartment	Hashbury, San Fierro	$40,000	Big Garage	Are You Going to San Fierro?
	Calton Heights Safehouse	High-end	Calton Heights, San Fierro	$100,000	Medium Garage	Are You Going to San Fierro?
Tierra Robada
	El Quebrados Safehouse	Low-end	El Quebrados, Tierra Robada	$20,000	None	Yay Ka-Boom-Boom
	Tierra Robada Safehouse	Low-end	Tierra Robada	$20,000	None	Yay Ka-Boom-Boom
Bone County
	Fort Carson Safehouse	Low-end	Fort Carson, Bone County	$30,000	Medium Garage	Yay Ka-Boom-Boom
Las Venturas
	Creek Safehouse	Apartment	Creek, Las Venturas	$10,000	None, but a BMX spawns near the house	Learning to Fly
	Rockshore West Safehouse	Medium-end	Rockshore West, Las Venturas	$20,000	Small Garage	Learning to Fly
	Redsands West Safehouse	Medium-end	Redsands West, Las Venturas	$30,000	Small Garage	Learning to Fly
	Whitewood Estates Safehouse	Medium-end	Whitewood Estates, Las Venturas	$30,000	Small Garage	Learning to Fly
	Prickle Pine Safehouse	Two-story	Prickle Pine, Las Venturas	$50,000	Medium Garage	Learning to Fly

Hotel Suites

None of the hotel suites come with a garage.

Image	Name	Style	Location	Price	Unlocked by
	Vank Hoff in the Park Hotel Suite	Hotel Suite	Queens, San Fierro	$50,000	Are You Going to San Fierro?
	Old Venturas Strip Hotel Suite	Hotel Suite and Casino	Old Venturas Strip, Las Venturas	$6,000	Learning to Fly
File:PiratesinMen'sPants.jpg	Pirates in Men's Pants Hotel Suite	Hotel Suite and Casino	Pirates in Men's Pants, Las Venturas	$6,000	Learning to Fly
File:The Camel's Toe.jpg	The Camel's Toe Hotel Suite	Hotel Suite and Casino	The Camel's Toe, Las Venturas	$6,000	Learning to Fly
File:TheClown'sPocket.jpg	The Clown's Pocket Hotel Suite	Hotel Suite and Casino	The Clown's Pocket, Las Venturas	$6,000	Learning to Fly

Glitches

• Saving the game in a safe house with a garage attached to it will often remove custom graphic paint jobs from Loco Lo Co. or Wheel Arch Angels. It is best to keep these vehicles in a garage Carl won't save at to prevent this from happening. Custom Color paint, two-tone, interiors, and vinyl roofs, however, will stay intact even when saving at that garage. Body modifications and rims also remain untouched.
• A glitch exists where vehicles vanish. This happens if the player has stored in a garage, for example, a vehicle that can't be modified with a vehicle that can be modified only at Wheel Arch Angels and one of the vehicles will disappear. To prevent this from happening store in garages vehicles of the same type: those that can't be tuned, those that can be tuned only at Transfender, lowriders and tuners.
• When to storing and saving the NRG-500 from the NRG-500 Challenge in a garage, attempting to replay the challenge will cause the previous NRG-500 you stored to disappear from the garage.

Trivia

• When a safehouse's garage reaches its limit of vehicles, the player can open the garage door by approaching it on foot. If they are quick enough, they can return to their vehicle and drive it inside the garage before the door closes. The vehicle will be saved, but may be difficult to retrieve if too many vehicles are stored in the garage. Sometimes one of the saved vehicles will disappear when over the limit.
• The camera does not automatically pan back when the player enters the garages at the Verdant Bluffs Safehouse or Calton Heights Safehouse.