We have previously looked at US Nationsl Parks in the path of totality for the 2045 total solar eclipse. Let’s extend the concept to US National Grasslands that are in the path of totality or at 99% coverage for the 2045 solar eclipse!

In the United States, a national grassland is an area of protected and managed federal lands, which was authorized by the Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937. For administrative purposes, national grasslands are basically national forests, except that grasslands primarily consisting of prairie, not forests. There are a total of 20 national grasslands, with all but four national grasslands are on or at the edge of the Great Plains. Those four are in southeastern Idaho, northeastern California, central Oregon, and a reserve in Illinois.

Grassland	Location	Coverage	Is It In Totality?
Black Kettle National Grassland	Oklahoma, Texas	99.42%	No
Butte Valley National Grassland	California	99.03%	No
Cimarron National Grassland	Kansas	100%	Yes
Comanche National Grassland	Colorado	100%	Yes
Rita Blanca National Grassland	Oklahoma, Texas	99.21%	No

Here’s a better list of the 2 National Grasslands in the path of totality for the 2045 total solar eclipse.

	Time Of Totality	Totality Times
Cimarron Nation Grassland	4 minutes, 36 seconds	Full begins: Aug 12, 2045 at 11:42:40 am Maximum: Aug 12, 2045 at 11:44:58 am Full ends: Aug 12, 2045 at 11:47:16 am
Comanche National Grassland	4 minutes, 2 seconds	Full begins: Aug 12, 2045 at 10:40:47 am Maximum: Aug 12, 2045 at 10:42:48 am Full ends: Aug 12, 2045 at 10:44:49 am

Here’s a map of these grasslands in or near totality.

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