Inside America’s Fastest Growing City (Ocala Florida Travel Guide)

Welcome to the fastest growing city in the entire United States! It’s located in Central Florida around 80 miles from Orlando and 100 miles from Tampa. While it is a bit of a drive from the coastal beaches Florida is known for, it is close to crystal clear springs, a massive forest and even an incredible canyon you can zip line through. In this episode we’re going to show you why Ocala is not at all what we expected, but is absolutely worth visiting. #explorcation #florida #ocala Thanks to Nomad Lane for sponsoring this episode. Their Seido Compression Packing Cubes made packing our Bento Bags & Origami Tote even easier for this trip! Purchase your own packing cubes, bags & totes here: http://nomadlane.pxf.io/55vDQo Use code EXPLORCATION10 to save 10% Thank you to The Canyons Zip Line & Adventure Park for hosting us on the Big Cliff Canyon Tour. Book your own zip line, horseback riding, gem mining or kayaking adventure by visiting www.zipthecanyons.com Book the hotel where we stayed during this episode here: https://agoda.tpo.li/dlDpdGar -- Affiliate Disclosure: If you purchase an item or service using one of our links or discount codes, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. We are not contracted with any brand or service to promote or endorse products or services unless otherwise stated in the video description or within the video itself. Our gear & favorite items: Google Phone: https://amzn.to/4r0qYYB Vlogging Camera: https://amzn.to/4bEC68K Action Camera: https://amzn.to/4r0snyi Wireless Mics: https://amzn.to/4avhkaB Camera Tripod: https://amzn.to/3NRGlnI Jamie’s Necklace: https://amzn.to/4rqKfSI Skylar’s Travel Fan: https://amzn.to/4az1SKz Our Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/explorcation Our E-Bikes: (Discount Code: EXP100) • Mars 3.0: https://tidd.ly/4bakpx5 • Ranger 2.0: https://tidd.ly/4aEMNaE 📦Shop our Merch: https://explor-cation.com -- How to support us for FREE: 🔔 Subscribe & turn the notifications on 📺 Watch more episodes 👍 Leave comments, like, hype and share videos you enjoy ✉️ Sign up for our Monthly-ish Newsletter: https://explor-cation.com/en-usd/page... 👉 Connect on Social Media: IG:   / explor_cation   Facebook:   / explorcation   -- Timeline: 00:00 – Welcome to the fastest growing city in the US 01:42 – Exploring Downtown Ocala 04:50 – Lunch & Where to Stay 08:21 – Baseline Road Trail to the Marshall Swamp 14:24 – Drinks & Dinner Downtown 18:06 – Morning at the World Equestrian Center (& RV Show) 23:08 – Silver Springs State Park 27:40 – Zip the Canyons Disclaimer: Our videos are made for entertainment purposes and any recommendation made in our videos is our personal opinion from our research and experiences. Videos posted on this channel are our sole intellectual property. No content, nor any portion thereof, may be reproduced or distributed without our expressed written consent. -- Stock Videos Credits: All stock videos in this episode courtesy of Canva Pro Music Credits: All music in this episode courtesy of Epidemic Sound and the Youtube Audio Library.

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