Starting out to the north-northeast, SR 187 is lined with a number of homes as it traverses just to the west of Choctaw Lake.

Continuing on, the highway enters into an area dominated by farmland for the remainder of SR 187's trek, with houses appearing every so often.

Less than one mile (1.6 km) northwest of the Lewis Road intersection, SR 187 crosses into Champaign County.

[2] Now traveling through Goshen Township, SR 187 jogs briefly to the west, then resumes a northwesterly trend, arriving at its intersection with Davisson Road.

The highway passes by a cluster of homes, meets Wren Road, then curves to the northeast.