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.