One of the biggest, most attraction-heavy farms in this research — petting zoo, hay rides, craft classes, and a full farm market — open six days a week, though tree pricing itself isn't published.
Pricing not published in the source.
Bauman Farms is, by a clear margin, one of the largest and most attraction-heavy operations in this Salem-area research. Alongside U-cut and precut Christmas trees, the record lists a full farm market and gift shop, wreaths and garlands, a petting zoo, a play area, hay rides, food and drinks, and craft classes. That’s a lineup closer to a full agritourism destination than a typical Christmas tree lot, and it changes the nature of the visit: this reads as a planned family outing where the tree is one part of a longer day, not a farm you pop into for twenty minutes on the way home.
One concrete advantage here is the schedule: Monday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm, with a shortened Christmas Eve morning (9am–noon), closed only Sundays and Thanksgiving. That’s a noticeably wider window than several nearby Salem-area farms in this batch that run weekends-only or a few specific days a week. Combined with a 2025 season that ran from mid-November to Christmas Eve — the longest of any farm in this research — there’s real scheduling flexibility here if your calendar is tight.
What’s missing from the record is any tree pricing at all. A direct attempt to check the farm’s own website hit a redirect that couldn’t be read, so this remains based on a secondary roundup rather than confirmed current information. Given the range of paid attractions likely bundled into a visit here — hay rides, craft classes, and a petting zoo aren’t typically free at farms this size, though the record doesn’t specify pricing for any of them — the total cost of a full day could run meaningfully higher than just the price of a tree. Budget with that in mind rather than assuming a flat, predictable total.
Tree species are listed as noble fir, Douglas fir, and “specialty firs” — a vaguer description than farms that itemize every type by name. If a specific species matters to you, ask on-site rather than assuming from this record. Given the farm’s overall scale and the gaps in published pricing, a quick call ahead to understand what’s included versus separately charged will make for a smoother visit than showing up cold.
No 2026 dates are published yet. The 2025 season ran Nov 16–Dec 24, the longest window found in this batch, so there's real flexibility here once 2026 dates are confirmed.
2 hours or more if you're doing the petting zoo, play area, hay rides, and craft classes along with the tree; about 45 minutes if it's just the tree.
Not stated in the record. Given the scale of attractions and a six-day-a-week schedule, this is likely one of the busier farms in the Salem area, especially on weekends and the day after Thanksgiving.
Not described in the record; a farm of this scale likely has a designated lot, though it isn't confirmed as paved.
Not addressed in the source. Both U-cut and precut trees are available, giving an option for visitors who don't want to walk a field.
Skip if you want a fast, no-frills tree run — the scale of this farm suggests more time, more people, and more decisions than a bare U-cut lot, or if you need confirmed tree pricing before you go, since none is published.
Eola Christmas Trees and Skyline Christmas Tree Farm are both nearby if you want a simpler, faster U-cut stop to pair with or substitute for a full day at Bauman Farms.
Pricing isn't published in the record. Call ahead or ask on-site.
Yes. The record describes a full farm market and gift shop, petting zoo, play area, hay rides, food and drinks, and craft classes alongside the tree sales — closer to an agritourism destination than a simple U-cut lot.
Monday through Saturday, 9am–5pm, with Christmas Eve hours of 9am–noon. It's closed Sundays and Thanksgiving.
Noble fir, Douglas fir, and specialty firs, per the record, though specific specialty types aren't itemized.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Mon–Sat (closed Sundays and Thanksgiving). Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Pricing not published in the source.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
12989 Howell Prairie Rd. NE, Gervais, OR 97026, in Marion County. It is one of 12 farms we track in Willamette Valley OR.
We track 12 farms in Willamette Valley OR, 12 of which let you cut your own tree. The farm has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has a gift shop or farm market, wreaths and garland for sale, a petting area, which most Willamette Valley OR farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 12 farms we track in Willamette Valley OR had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 4 other farms we track in Marion County. All Willamette Valley OR farms →
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baumanfarms.com · dinkumtribe.com
Checked August 2026.