SR 284 begins in Van Buren County at an interchange with SR 111 south of Spencer, the route heads east Piney Road, it the turns north onto a former alignment of SR 111 and turns back to east as Archie Rhinehart Parkway to Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park. Just past the entrance to the park it becomes a divided two lane road. At an intersection SR 284 turns northeast and bypasses the main section of the park and makes a half loop, the road continues straight as Village Camp Road which accesses the main part of the park. It the briefly enters Bledsoe County before turning back into Van Buren. In the northern part of the park SR 284 meets back up with Village Camp Road. SR 284 turns north and leaves the park 1.3 miles past the Village Camp Road intersection at the Betty Dunn Nature Center. The route ends at SR 30 between Spencer and Mount Crest.