Recreation
Victoria's 562-acre (2.27 km2) Riverside Park is home to the Texas Zoo which houses more than 200 species of animals and plants that are indigenous to Texas, exhibiting them in their natural habitat. The park is also home to more than fifteen baseball fields which are occupied during the spring and summer by teams from the Victoria Metro region. Also in Riverside park on the Guadalupe River there is the Victoria Paddling trail. This 4.2 mile stretch of the Guadalupe River is bordered by scenic soft banks rather than the limestone bluffs of the Hill Country.
Boating and fresh water fishing are available at two area reservoirs, Lake Texana and Coleto Lake. Many residents also take advantage of the nearby Gulf of Mexico. Port O'Connor, fifty miles to the southeast, is renowned for bay, off-shore and wade fishing.
There are three golf courses located in Victoria: The Victoria Country Club, Riverside Golf Course and Colony Creek Country Club.
The major shopping center is Victoria Mall.
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