This became such a popular stop that Allen was forced to build a second floor onto the building, adding four more bedrooms. The station buildings no longer remain. A marker is at the site. Many diaries tell of the large cottonwood trees located along the Big Thompson River and the grand view of the snow covered Rockies to the west. In 1877 the station's name was changed to Berthoud, in honor of the chief engineer of the Colorado Central Railroad who laid out and established the line for the railroad.
Nothing remains of the station today.
The original buildings remained intact until 1936 when a fire destroyed them. The barn, built by the Overland Mail Express, remained in use until as a stable until the mid-1950's. In 1864, Ben Holladay moved the route to the east, stopping at Washburn's Crossing three miles downstream from Namaqua. Stages and wagons continued to travel the old Cherokee Trail, stopping at Namaqua often until the railroad made its appearance in 1877. The Spring Creek Station was located 14 miles past Namaqua on the old Cherokee Trail, northeast of the mouth of Spring Creek, and in the southwest section of the present city of Fort Collins.