In Saudi Arabia, there are 15 national parks that would be in the path of totality for the 2027 total solar eclipse in some fashion. Not every park will be in the path of totality, but come find out which national parks in the path of totality, how much totality time, and more to help plan your travel! Please be aware that not all of these are places that you can visit and travel to, and we aren’t recommending to visit every place, but rather providing options.

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Total Number Of Parks	15
How Many Parks In Totality	3
Longest Totality Time	6m 03.7s (Raydah Natural Reserve)
Park With Least Amount Of Totality	Jubail Marine Wildlife Sanctuary – 61.68%

Name	Description	Maximum Totality
At-Taysiyah Natural Reserve	Al Taysiyah Reserve covers an area of 91,500 square kilometers and was established to preserve the natural ecosystem and biodiversity of the Suman Plateau region in northeastern Saudi Arabia and restore animals in the area.	77.74%
Shada Mountain Reserve	With a reported 500 plant species, the reserve has an area of 68.62 km² and was listed as a protected reserve in 2002. The reserve is known for the largest variety of flora in the region. There are approximately 500 plant species reported in this reserve.	100.00%
Asir National Park	Established in 1981, the national park covers an area of 6490.7 km2 and extends from Red Sea coast to the mountains. Thus the terrain includes both marine and terrestrial areas that sees a variety of temperatures, rainfall, and unique wildlife.	100%
Majami’al-Hadb Protected Area	Designed a protected in area in 1993 to preserve plant and animal species, the area has a size of 3400 km² and is situated to the north of Najd in central Saudi Arabia	62.01%
Nafud al-‘Urayq	Located in Najd in central Saudi Arabia, the area occupies 2036.1 km2. It was listed as a protected area in 1995 to protect the fauna and flora of the area.	77.74%
Raydah Natural Reserve	Protected in 1989 and situated adjacent to ‘Asir National Park, Raydah Natural Reserve is a 9.33 km2 protected area. It is home to a plethora of unique birdlife and animals	100.00%
‘Uruq Bani Ma’arid	The protected area is located on the western edge of the Rub’ al Khali (Empty Quarter), the largest sandy desert in the world. Uruq Bani Ma’arid is in an area in which the Arabian oryx used to live before it became extinct in the wild. The reserve has been chosen for the reintroduction of oryx that have been bred in a captive breeding program.	95.52%
Saja Umm Ar-Rimth Natural Reserve	Designated as a natural reserve in 1995, the natural reserve is located in central Saudi Arabia with an area of 6,528.2 km2	91.71%
Harrat al-Harrah Protected Area	Covering an area of some 40,000 km2, the area is known as the Black Desert because of the rocky, basaltic desert straddling southern Syria and the northern Arabian Peninsula.	74.665%
Al-Khunfah Natural Reserve	Designated as a natural reserve in 1987, the Al-Khunfah Natural Reserve covers an area of 19339.0 km² and is located on the edge of Nafud desert.	83.32%
Ibex Reserve Protected Area	It is located in Hotat Bani Tamim town south Riyadh at small village called Al-Helwah. It has many different kinds of desert animals, with 265 plant species as well.	80.24%
Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area	It is a 220,000 ha large protected area in central Saudi Arabia. The area is totally fenced and protection from livestock grazing has allowed a spectacular recovery of native vegetation. The reserve is now dominated by grasslands, which are a reminder of what most of the Arabian peninsula may have looked once.	94.577%
Umm al-Qamari Islands	Umm al-Qamari islands are located north to Alqunfutha, a city on the coast of the Red sea. Withan area of 4.03  km², the islands were listed as a protected area in 1977 to be the first protected area in Saudi Arabia.	100%
Al-Tubayq Natural Reserve	It is located in the north-west of Saudi Arabia, on the border with Jordan.	81.86%
Farasan Islands Protected Area	The area is a small group of coral islands approximately 40 km off the coast of Jizan in the Red Sea, belonging to Saudi Arabia is among the largest islands in the Red Sea.	99.11%
Jubail Marine Wildlife Sanctuary	A nature reserve located on the shores of the Arabian Gulf, the Jubail Marine Wildlife Sanctuary consists of a coastline and 5 islands, with a great wealth of biodiversity. It was created to help monitor pollution and its effects and to preserve the biodiversity in the area.	61.68%

Park	Totality Time	Totality Start	Totality End
Shada Mountain Reserve	5m 45.7s (5m 48.4s lunar limb corrected)	13:29:12.9	13:34:59.0
Asir National Park	6m 02.9s (6m 02.2s lunar limb corrected)	13:34:08.3	13:40:11.2
Raydah Natural Reserve	6m 03.7s (6m 02.5s lunar limb corrected)	13:33:58.6	13:40:02.3

Here’s a map of these parks.

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