Parker's Outdoor World

Thanks to several readers, we now know of this small ski area that operated in Fishkill Plains, near Hopewell Junction, in the early 1970's. It was a rope tow ski area that was also affiliated with mini golf, clay pigeon shooting, etc - a general outdoors kind of place, hence the name. According to Matt Wilson, the lodge is still standing.

Matt Wilson: The hamlet of Fishkill Plains has a old ski resort off of Robinson Lane on Turner Mews (mailing address 12533). The lodge is still there along with the towrope. It's a really great old site, a house there from the 1700's and other historic buildings on the property. Parker Outdoor World built the site at the same time that Ski Dutchess was built in Beacon.

ASmol87774: "It was once a sports complex that included multiple activities throughout the year (ie. archery,shooting range, ice skating). It also had a small hill with a rope tow for skiing and was operational for just a few short years (? early 1970s). I think the area is located in the Town of East Fishkill. Homes have since been developed on the property.

Jeff Byers: I had vague memories from the early 1970's of a ski area in Hopewell Junction, NY (Southern Dutchess County) of a ski area which all of my friends claimed was "very flat". I had forgotten the name, but stumbled over an old road map in which it was labeled as "Parker's Ski area" which seemed to fit my fading memory

Jeff Moseman:"...One was Parkers Outdoor World in East Fishkill, it had one slope serviced by a handle tow, I skiied there once with the Cub Scouts, during the summer they had mini-golf , shooting range for clay pigeons, stuff like that"

Andy Turits: To my best recollection Parkers Outdoor World was located in East Fishkill at the intersection which is Route 376 and Robinson Lane...My Jr. High School bus passed by it daily however I was skiing at Dutchess/Mt. Beacon and also Belleayre. Parker's DID look pretty flat.