Highway 238 serves as a north–south route in central Minnesota between the cities of Albany and Little Falls.

The route passes around the east side of North Lake in Albany.

[1] At the time it was marked, the highway was paved between Elmdale and Bowlus and a small section at its northern end.

[4] The segment between Upsala and the Morrison-Stearns county line was paved in 1953.

[7] The final remaining segment north of Bowlus was paved in 1957.