Golf in Bath

Bath is a Fulton County river town on the Illinois River, occupying a stretch of bottomland where the river corridor creates ecological and recreational conditions distinct from the surrounding upland prairie. The community sits in a part of the state where the Illinois River's floodplain culture — commercial fishing, waterfowl hunting, and river recreation — shapes local identity alongside agriculture. Lakewood Golf Course serves recreational golfers from Bath and the river township communities of Fulton County, filling a gap in a part of Illinois where facility density is thin and golfers travel considerable distances between options. The surrounding Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge has made this stretch of the Illinois River valley a significant conservation landmark.