title: San Rafael Bay
text: # San Rafael Bay
  
  37°57′50″N 122°28′39″W﻿ / ﻿37.96389°N 122.47750°W﻿ / 37.96389; -122.47750
  
  San Rafael Bay is an embayment of San Pablo Bay, located in Marin County and the northern San Francisco Bay Area, California.
  
  ## Geography
  
  San Pablo Bay is the northern bay section of the larger San Francisco Bay, in the North Bay region.
  
  San Rafael Bay is located along the Marin County coast, adjacent to the City of San Rafael.
  
  The Marin Islands are within bay. The river mouth and estuary of San Rafael Creek is located at its shoreline.
  
  