Slade is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Powell County,

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

, United States. Their

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...

closed in 2004.

Landmarks

The community is home to the Natural Bridge State Resort Park. Slade is a popular location for accommodations for climbers of the

Red River Gorge The Red River Gorge is a canyon system on the Red River in east-central Kentucky, United States. Geologically it is part of the Pottsville Escarpment. The gorge lies within the Daniel Boone National Forest and was subsequently designated th ...

. The campground operated by Miguel's Pizza has been called '' Camp 4 of the East''. Slade and the campground were featured in the 2004 documentary movie ''Red River Ruckus'' by Victory Productions.Red River Ruckus (2004)
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References

Unincorporated communities in Powell County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{PowellCountyKY-geo-stub