Hooks Island

Hooks Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Hooks Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Hooks Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.45516, -122.09559. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hooks Island

• Shoreline Park · park · Santa Clara · ~3 km · Must-see
• The Foster Museum · museum · Santa Clara · ~4 km · Must-see
• Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo · museum · Santa Clara · ~6 km · Must-see
• The Crows Project: You-Me-We · attraction · Santa Clara · ~6 km · Must-see
• Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Alameda · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hewlett Packard's Garage · attraction · Santa Clara · ~7 km · Must-see
• Professorville · park · Santa Clara · ~7 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Heritage · museum · Santa Clara · ~7 km · Must-see
• Moffett Field Historical Society Museum · museum · Santa Clara · ~8 km · Must-see
• Menlo Park Christian Methodist Episcopal Church · church · San Mateo · ~8 km · Must-see
• El Palo Alto Park · sanctuary · San Mateo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Angel of Grief · attraction · Santa Clara · ~8 km · Must-see
• Stanford Mausoleum · fort · Santa Clara · ~9 km · Must-see
• Arizona Garden · sanctuary · Santa Clara · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Three Shades · attraction · Santa Clara · ~9 km · Must-see
• Meditation · attraction · Santa Clara · ~9 km · Must-see
• Eve · attraction · Santa Clara · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Gates of Hell · attraction · Santa Clara · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hooks Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Hooks Island

• Yerba Buena Island · river spot · San Francisco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Treasure Island · river spot · San Francisco · ~59 km · Must-see
• Seal Rocks · river spot · San Francisco · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mallard Island · river spot · Contra Costa · ~84 km · Must-see
• Sherman Island · river spot · Sacramento · ~94 km · Must-see
• Little Mandeville Island · river spot · San Joaquin · ~97 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Island · river spot · Solano · ~98 km · Must-see
• Rough and Ready Island · river spot · San Joaquin · ~106 km · Must-see
• Ogilvie Island · river spot · Santa Clara · ~9 km
• Greco Island · river spot · San Mateo · ~13 km

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