CR 530 begins at an intersection with US 206 in Southampton Township, Burlington County, heading east on four-lane undivided Pemberton Road.

From here, the road enters forested areas of the Pine Barrens with a few homes before turning northeast and reaching the community of Browns Mills.

[1][2] A short distance later, the two routes enter Manchester Township in Ocean County and continue east through a tract of the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest within the Pine Barrens as well as a corner of the Fort Dix Military Reservation.

At this junction, CR 530 turns northeast onto Dover Road and continues for a distance before coming into South Toms River.

A short distance later, the route makes a turn north onto South Main Street and passes between the Toms River to the west and woods to the east.