Golf in Hamilton

Hamilton is a Hancock County river town on the Mississippi, sitting at the Illinois shore directly across from Keokuk, Iowa, at the point where the Des Moines River joins the Mississippi. The city's position on the river gives it a distinct character compared to inland Hancock County communities, with the river commerce and cross-border relationship with Iowa shaping local identity. Deer Run Golf Course serves the Hamilton community and the surrounding river townships, offering recreational golf in the bluff and creek-valley terrain characteristic of the Mississippi border. The Hamilton area is also known for its fossil beds, which attract collectors from across the Midwest.