Anthologies
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| America’s Wildlife Hideaways | 1989 | Buy |
| Exploring the Great Rivers of North America | 1999 | Buy |
Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Denali Road Guide | 1986 | Buy |
| Boating in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve | 1987 | Buy |
| Bush Pilots of Alaska | 1989 | Buy |
| Hidden Worlds of Wildlife | 1990 | Buy |
| Alaska’s National Parks | 1990 | Buy |
| Iditarod Spirit | 1991 | Buy |
| America’s Hidden Treasures: Exploring Our Little-Known National Parks | 1992 | N/A |
| The Pacific: Hawaii & Alaska | 1995 | Buy |
| Visions of A Wild America: Pioneers of Preservation | 1996 | Buy |
| Portrait of Alaskas Inside Passage | 1997 | Buy |
| Antarctica: The Last Continent | 1998 | Buy |
| In Denali | 1998 | Buy |
| Alaska Light | 1998 | Buy |
| Shackleton: The Antarctic Challenge | 1999 | Buy |
| Seasons of Alaska | 2001 | Buy |
| An American Idea: The Making of the National Parks | 2001 | Buy |
| The Only Kayak: A Journey into the Heart of Alaska | 2005 | Buy |
| Restless Ice: A Polar Odyssey | 2007 | Buy |
| John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire: | 2014 | Buy |
| Rhythm of the Wild | 2015 | Buy |
| National Geographic The National Parks: An Illustrated History | 2015 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Caribou Crossing | 2001 | Buy |
| Jimmy Bluefeather | 2015 | Buy |
| On Heaven’s Hill | 2023 | Buy |
Kim Heacox has spent decades writing about wild places, particularly Alaska and the American national park system. Based in Gustavus, a small town near Glacier Bay National Park, he writes from direct experience as a former park ranger, photographer, and resident of one of America’s most remote communities. His non-fiction books combine natural history, conservation advocacy, and personal narrative.
His most acclaimed work is The Only Kayak, a memoir about his years paddling and living in Glacier Bay that explores what it means to commit to a life in the wilderness. John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire examines how Muir’s travels in Alaska changed both the man and the future of American conservation. Rhythm of the Wild looks at the relationship between people and nature in Denali National Park. Heacox has also written guidebooks, photo books, and an illustrated history of the National Parks for National Geographic.
On the fiction side, Heacox has published three novels. Jimmy Bluefeather, his 2015 debut novel, follows a Tlingit elder on a canoe journey through Southeast Alaska. On Heaven’s Hill, published in 2023, is also set in Alaska. His fiction carries the same deep knowledge of landscape and community that runs through his non-fiction work.