Chugwater Hotels
Find a hotel in Chugwater, Wyoming. Nearby Chug Springs, at the head of Chugwater Creek, was once the site of an Indian buffalo jump. According to legend, chasing buffalo off a cliff, instead of hunting them, was the idea of a young chieftain. He was known as "The Dreamer," because he was a man of thought, not action. Derived from the sound the buffalo made when they fell into the water, the Indians called the place "water where the buffalo chug." Immigrants shortened this to Chugwater, and so it remains to this day. Today Chugwater is best known for Chugwater Chili which was created by local residents and is now sold and famous worldwide.
