The path that led Chris and Elaine Havens to Riven Rock Ranch resort began with childhood farm and ranch backgrounds.  During Chris’s corporate career, he and Elaine, a painter, enjoyed being guests in diverse worldwide travel accommodations, but their greatest pleasure came from providing houseguests with first-rate accommodations, entertainment, and food in their “personal resort” home.  Perhaps someday, somewhere, when the timing was right, the place unique, and the community a perfect fit, they would own a resort.

Transferred to San Antonio in 1996, the Havens savored the colorful city and fell in love with the surrounding pastoral Texas Hill Country, where they discovered a throwback to the rural America they cherish.  In 2002, the Havens’ someday and somewhere came into alignment at a historic ranch in a magnificent setting near Comfort, Texas. Since then, the property has undergone a historically-aware transformation into a luxurious yet comfortable resort, where the Havens still enjoy providing the royal treatment for their guests.