The route provides direct access to Lake of the Prairies and Asessippi Provincial Park.

From PR 549, the road turns north and slightly east for five kilometres (3.1 mi) before descending into the Shell Valley and the entrance to Asessippi Provincial Park.

From this point, PR 482 travels very close to or along the Manitoba — Saskatchewan border for the rest of the route.

The highway travels for another 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from PR 547 before descending back into the Shell Valley near Lake of the Prairies to its northern terminus.

Provincial Road 549 (PR 549) is a short 6.8-kilometre-long (4.2 mi) east–west spur of PR 482 in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, providing the primary road access to the town of Shellmouth.