Ohio State Route 302 runs northwest-southeast in Ashland and Wayne Counties. It begins in Wooster, and it runs northwest to the small town of Savannah, Ohio. The first piece of Ohio Route 302 runs northward in Wooster. As Ohio Route 83 approaches Wooster from the south, it turns easterly toward an eastern bypass around town. Ohio Route 302 begins by taking over the road that Ohio Route 83 abandons, and it goes north to turn westward in downtown Wooster. Ohio Route 302 exits Wooster and turns northwesterly. The northwesterly route continues for about 25 miles beyond Wooster, through rural areas. It passes no other towns until it reaches Savannah, where it ends at US Route 250 and Ohio Route 60. As US Route 250 passes through both towns that Ohio Route 302 reaches, Ohio Route 302 can be seen as a rural northern alternate to US Route 250.