Bath Lake

Bath Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bath Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Bath Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.20135, -90.13451. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bath Lake

• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~28 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~29 km · Must-see
• Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sangamon River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~58 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~63 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~73 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bath Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bath Lake

• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~77 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~78 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~81 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Springfield · lake · Sangamon · ~86 km · Must-see

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