Your Own Pond. Lake of Egypt at Your Doorstep. 14.24 Acres. This Is the Life.

Online Only Auction

305 Campers Lane, Creal Springs, IL 62922

Begins to End: May 7, 2026 Thursday 2:00 PM CST

To Pre-Bid or for More Information Please Visit www.ollisauction.com

Call us today to schedule a showing 1-800-272-9791

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 and 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 and 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 offer 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.

Here’s what makes this location something special: 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.

This is the kind of property that doesn’t come along often: acreage, a pond, Lake of Egypt access, mature landscaping, and a home that has been genuinely loved for nearly thirty years. Galen and Donna are ready for someone new to carry it forward. Someone who will fish that pond, tend those gardens, sit on the deck and watch the hawks, and look out over those 14.24 acres and think, yeah. I want that life.

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. Register and bid at ollisauction.com.

County: Johnson County

Tax ID: 02-05-102-000

Year Built: 1974

2024 Taxes: $50.74 real estate / $86.40 mobile home

Home Sq Ft: Approx. 1,440 sq ft

Lot Size: Approx. 14.24 Acres, Irregular

2 BEDROOMS ~ 2 FULL BATHS

Rooms and Dimensions

Living Room: 13’10” x 13’6″
Dining Area: 11’2″ x 11’3″
Kitchen: 13’9″ x 11’3″
Primary Bedroom: 13’11” x 14’4″
Bedroom: 19’7″ x 10’10”
Office: 8’8″ x 8’10”
Laundry: 5’9″ x 7’8″
Foyer: 8’6″ x 9’5″

Features

Privately stocked pond
Pharaoh’s Garden Lake District, community boat dock access to Lake of Egypt ($100/year, current year paid, transfers to buyer)
Mature woods
Garden areas
Wildlife abundant: deer, hawks, geese
Vinyl siding
Asphalt shingle roof replaced approx. 2011
New furnace and central air 2019 (Pass Heating and Cooling, serviced twice yearly)
New windows 2019
New electrical panel approx. 2005, pole box updated approx. 2023
Copper lines 2000
Electric hot water heater
Propane fireplace, tank owned by sellers
City water
Public Sewer
Foundation: piers and block
Internet: Clearwave
SEIEC electric (Southeastern Illinois Electric Cooperative)
Two-car detached garage (built 2009)
Storm shelter in garage (Baker and Sons, 2025)
Deck
Gravel parking
Storage shed excluded from real estate sale, selling in separate personal property auction closing May 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM CST
Living room and office areas ready for new flooring
School District: Goreville CUSD 1

Directions

From the intersection of Market Rd and Lake of Egypt Rd in Marion, IL: Head E on Lake of Egypt Rd approx. 1.1 mi; Turn S (right) onto Cobb Hill Rd approx. 1.3 mi; Turn W (right) onto Sulphur Springs Rd approx. 0.5 mi; Turn S (left) onto Pyramid Ln approx. 0.3 mi; Turn E (left) onto Lakeview Dr approx. 0.5 mi; Continue straight onto Campers Ln/Lakeview Dr; Continue to follow Campers Ln approx. 0.3 mi; 305 Campers Ln will be on the E (left).

Call us today to schedule a showing 1-800-272-9791

Seller: Galen and Donna Thomas

Abbreviated Real Estate Terms: Successful bidder(s) will be required to enter into a written contract and deposit earnest money of 10% of the contract price. Balance due on or before June 18, 2026. Deed and title insurance will be provided by the seller. Possession will be given on the date of closing. A ten percent (10%) buyer’s premium will apply to the high bid to establish the contract price. Make your financial arrangements prior to the auction. Potential buyers may make any inspections prior to auction. Public access to the Internet for online bidding is available at public libraries.

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