Hooks Island

Hooks Island
Hooks Island as viewed from the Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station in September 2020
Hooks Island
Hooks Island
Hooks Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°27′22″N 122°05′51″W / 37.45611°N 122.09750°W / 37.45611; -122.09750
Adjacent toSan Francisco Bay
Total islands1
Area36 acres (15 ha)
Administration
United States
State California
CountySanta Clara
CityPalo Alto

Hooks Island is an uninhabited, approximately 36-acre (15 ha) tidal salt marsh island in San Francisco Bay, in Palo Alto, California, United States. In the 2010s, it was observed to be a home for tens of near-endangered California clapper rails.