San Andreas is full to the brim with some truly brilliant content, spread out all over a massive open world that will take players hours to find out and complete. The sheer scale of this game is simply mind-boggling, especially when players consider the fact that the game was released all the way back in 2004!
Due to the impressive amount of content present in San Andreas, it's only a given that most people won't really find out all the hidden missions and jobs that can be attempted in the game. So, players who want to experience as much content as possible should make sure to seek out some of San Andreas' best side missions.
8 Perform Robberies
There's a mission present in San Andreas where the player is tasked with robbing a house of all its valuables. This activity can be repeated again to get more money, but most people never really engage with this mechanic ever again since the robbery activity feels downright impossible to trigger at times.
However, performing this action is as simple as just getting a Black Boxville and going up to any house that can be robbed. Truly shameless players can even rob the houses of Grove Street since it's just so convenient!
7 Deliver Cargo While Driving A Train
The fact that players can even control trains in San Andreas is extremely cool. What makes this activity even better is that they can engage in a Freight Mission that leads to them roaming all over San Andreas as they deliver valuable packages.
It might not be the most engaging side activity in San Andreas, but it's still neat that Rockstar went so far as to turn the act of driving a train into a mission too! While the mission does run on a timer, players should be wary to not speed up too much with the train, otherwise, they risk the chance of derailing.
6 Become A Courier
There are three stores in the game where players can turn CJ from a gang banger into a seemingly harmless delivery guy. These places include Roboi's Food Mart in Los Santos, Hippy Shopper in San Fierro, and the Burger Shot in Las Venturas.
These missions might seem rather repetitive, but they can be rather enjoyable once people get into the flow of things. The mission for Roboi's Food Mart is somewhat harder since players can only use a bicycle to deliver the order.
5 Maintain A Quarry
The Hunter Quarry in Bone County is an asset that CJ can buy to get some money on the side. However, this quarry requires some time to get the profits rolling, and players need to perform a bunch of missions so that they can maximize the profit potential of this quarry.
There are a total of seven missions that need to be completed in order to turn Hunter Quarry into an extremely profitable asset. The missions that players need to undertake are pretty simple but entertaining enough to make them worthwhile.
4 Work As A Valet For A Fancy Hotel
The idea of working as a valet for the ultra-rich might not sound like the most exciting prospect ever in a video game. However, it's a testament to San Andreas' enjoyable gameplay that even something so mundane ends up becoming a highlight of its own.
Fighting with other valets to get as many vehicles parked as possible is surprisingly engaging, and the added bonus of a profitable asset upon completion is also great. It's a simple job, but one worth doing for players who want to explore everything possible in the game.
3 The Timed Challenges With Both A BMX Bicycle And An NRG-500
There are various timed challenges present throughout the map of San Andreas that most players might not even be aware of. To put this into context, players need to sit on either the BMX in Glen Park or the NRG-500 in the Easter Basin to trigger this challenge.
Players need to go through a bunch of markers within the time period to finish off this side activity. It's a pretty straightforward task that can be accomplished in a few tries.
2 A Hidden Race On Mount Chiliad
For the most part, the races in San Andreas are marked clearly on the map. It's hard for players to miss most of these races...well, aside from the one at the top of Mount Chiliad, that is.
Players need to sit on a Mountain Bike on top of Mount Chiliad with a decent amount of Cycling skill. Fulfilling these requirements will place the player in a race where they need to be the first person to reach the bottom of Mount Chiliad, making for an exciting sprint to the finish line.
1 Complete The Export And Import Missions
The Export and Import missions are basically glorified fetch quests where the player needs to complete three sets of lists and bring a total of thirty vehicles to the location. So, it's easy to see why most people might write off this list in the long run.
However, the Export and Import missions are actually quite engaging if players put in an adequate amount of effort to get these vehicles. For the most part, most vehicles can spawn in traffic or anywhere else, so it shouldn't be too much of an issue to fill up this list as long as players pace out these deliveries.
GTA: San Andreas is available on PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox, PC, Oculus Quest 2, and Mobile. San Andreas is also part of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, which is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Mobile.