A collective which included Allan Antliff started off renting shelf space at Dark Horse Books in Victoria.

[1] Camas was then established at 2590 Quadra Street on the corner of Kings Road, in September 2007.

[2][3] The infoshop is named after the camas plant (camassia quamash), which was grown by the local Lekwungen nation.

[3] Camas sells books and zines on the themes of anarchism, anti-capitalism and anti-colonialism.

[1] The store hosted a book launch for Ann Hansen's Taking the Rap: Women Doing Time for Society's Crimes in 2018.