305 Campers Lane — Creal Springs, IL 62922
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Creal Springs, IL 62922

305 Campers Lane

$1
2 beds · 2 baths
Listed at $1 25 days on market $137/yr taxes
01About this home

Online auction bidding begins to end Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST. Imagine waking up to nothing but trees, water, and wildlife. No traffic. No noise. Just hawks riding the thermals overhead, deer stepping through the woods at dusk, and a privately stocked pond sitting right outside your door that - until now - only family has ever fished. That is the life waiting for you at 305 Campers Lane. In 1998, Galen and Donna Thomas spotted something special here - a property with good bones, a pond, and plenty of potential. They bought it from the bank, rolled up their sleeves, and got to work. What they built over the next nearly three decades is the kind of place that makes the neighbors want to keep up. Donna has good taste - Galen will tell you that himself, and one look at the flower gardens alone will stop you in your tracks. The updates didn't stop after the first round either. The roof, the windows, the furnace and air conditioning, the electrical - all of it has been methodically maintained and improved over the years. The 2019 Pass Heating & Cooling system gets checked twice a year. The two-car garage went up in 2009. In 2025 a storm shelter was installed in the garage by Baker & Sons. Galen and Donna were still calling this place home until recently. That tells you everything you need to know about how livable and loved this property is. The 14.24 acres give you room to breathe. The land rolls - part level, part sloped - with mature woods, gardens that have been tended with real care, and that privately stocked pond waiting for someone new to enjoy it. The geese have made themselves at home along the water too, and Galen will happily pass along one piece of hard-earned advice: enjoy them, but don't feed them too close to the house. Goose poop is slick and gets everywhere. You've been warned. The property sits right in the heart of Lake of Egypt country. Look around the community and you're surrounded by water, boats, and the kind of culture that comes with lake life. Through Pharaoh's Garden Lake District, you have community dock access to Lake of Egypt for just $100 a year - fishing, boating, and all of it. But when you come home, you come home to 14.24 acres and a pond that's all your own. You don't have to share it, you don't have to wait your turn, and you don't have close neighbors staring across the water at you. That's not a consolation prize - that's the best of both worlds. One thing to know going in: the living room and office areas are ready for new flooring. In January 2026, a water line from a previous refrigerator's ice maker wasn't properly capped, resulting in a minor leak. It was caught, cleaned up, and fully repaired. Galen and Donna pulled up the affected flooring and left the choice of what goes back down to whoever comes next. The home is solid, the repair is done, and it is absolutely livable. Think of it as your chance to finish it your way. If that's you, come walk the property and see what nearly thirty years of love looks like in person. This property sells at online only auction, beginning to end Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST.

02Inside the home
03By the numbers
$1
List price
Square feet
2
Bedrooms
2 full
Bathrooms
1974
Year built
Lot size
2
Garage spaces
$137
Annual taxes
Mobile Home
Style
25
Days on market
04Features
Heating
ElectricPropaneForced Air
Cooling
Central Air
Parking
Garage Door OpenerGarage OwnedDetachedDirect AccessOwnedGarage
Construction
Vinyl Siding
Sewer
Public Sewer
05Neighborhood
This home EElementary schoolMMiddle schoolHHigh school
E Elementary school
Goreville Elementary School
Creal Springs, IL
📍4.3 mi🚗11 min
M Middle school
Goreville Elementary School
Creal Springs, IL
📍4.3 mi🚗11 min
H High school
Goreville High School
Creal Springs, IL
📍4.8 mi🚗12 min
06History

Every event we have for this address, straight from the MLS.

May 22, 2026
SoldThis listing
$160,600
Apr 13, 2026
Listed for saleThis listing
JOE OLLIS REAL ESTATE & AUCTIO
$1
Sourced from MRED. Older events appear here as our history backfill completes.
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Listed by JOE OLLIS REAL ESTATE & AUCTIO · Kara Belcher-Miller · 618-521-0525
MLS data provided through MLS GRID · MRED MLS · MLS# MRD12617450
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