Approximately  north of Nanaimo, Bowser is in a region informally known as Lighthouse Country, spanning a stretch of highway that extends from Qualicum Beach in the south to Horne Lake to the west and Fanny Bay in the north and east to Denman and Hornby Islands. Bowser is in the Regional District of Nanaimo and in its Electoral Area H, one of eight in the District.
Approximately north of Nanaimo, Bowser is situated in a region informally referred to as Lighthouse Country, encompassing a stretch of highway that stretches from Qualicum Beach in the south to Horne Lake in the west and Fanny Bay in the north and east to Denman and Hornby Islands. Bowser falls within the Regional District of Nanaimo and its Electoral Area H, one of eight areas in the District.