Elkhorn Acres Golf Course

Stanton sits in northeast Nebraska's Elkhorn River valley, a stretch of rolling agricultural land where the terrain shifts between open prairie and the gentle, tree-lined corridors that follow the river. It's classic Great Plains golf country — wide skies, persistent wind, and a landscape that rewards course designers willing to work with the land rather than against it.

Elkhorn Acres takes its name from the river that defines this corner of the state, and an 18-hole, par-72 layout in a town of roughly 1,600 people speaks to something enduring about small-town Midwestern golf culture. These are the courses where communities gather, where local rivalries play out over decades, and where the game remains genuinely unpretentious. Green fees stay accessible, the regulars know each other by name, and the golf tends to be straightforward and honest.

Northeast Nebraska's winds off the plains can quietly turn a routine round into a real test, so don't expect the yardage to tell the whole story. Courses like Elkhorn Acres earn their character through conditions, not complexity.