[3] Most of the town's economy is tourist food and craft stalls, restaurants, and other services for north–south traffic from Flagstaff and Page.

There is a ranger station supplying information and hiking permits for the Navajo Nation.

It is named after Ralph H. Cameron, one of the two senators first appointed (Henry F. Ashurst being the other) to U.S. Congress for Arizona, upon its federal recognition of statehood.

Cameron lies at the intersection of US 89 and State Route 64, not far from the Desert View entrance to Grand Canyon National Park.

15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The area is served by the Tuba City Unified School District.