Arkansas Highway 282 is a north–south state highway in Crawford County. The route runs 19.48 miles (31.35 km) north from Van Buren to Chester. The route parallels Interstate 540 for almost its entire length.

AR 282 begins at US 64 east of Van Buren. The route crosses I-40/I-540/US 71 (no interchange) east of Van Buren before turning north towards Rudy. AR 282 concurs with AR 348 in Rudy before turning east to cross I-540 again. The route continues east to Dean's Market, running north briefly with US 71/AR 162/AR 348. The route continues due north alone, crossing and then crossing back over I-540. AR 282 meets US 71 again in Mountainburg before again crossing I-540 to Chester. In Chester, AR 282 terminates at Brown Street.

The entire route is in Crawford County.

Arkansas Highway 282 Spur is a spur route of 0.97 miles (1.56 km) near Mountainburg. The route connects AR 282 over Interstate 40 to the local Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department shop.