SH-88 begins in
Inola and heads northwest out of town, paralleling a
Union Pacific rail line. It has an interchange with an old alignment of
SH-33, followed by an interchange with SH-33's successor,
U.S. Highway 412. From US-412, the route continues northwest, crossing over Inola Creek near its source. Approximately one mile later, the highway passes near the McFarlin
railroad siding. Further northwest, the highway passes through unincorporated
Tiawah. It then crosses the Tiawah Hills and Panther Creek. The highway then passes under
Interstate 44, the
Will Rogers Turnpike, though no interchange exists. It then enters the town of
Claremore. In Claremore, SH-88 has a brief
concurrency with both
SH-66 and
SH-20. After emerging from the west side of town, the highway turns onto a due north course, which it continues along until it reaches
Lake Oologah. It then turns west, running along the south shore of the lake. Upon reaching the lake's southwest corner, it crosses the dam. The highway turns back to the north, running west of the lake, before turning back west toward
Oologah. It then ends at
US-169 in Oologah. ==History==