diff --git a/google/cloud/pubsublite/types/location.py b/google/cloud/pubsublite/types/location.py
index 0ad7ae98..83a43432 100644
--- a/google/cloud/pubsublite/types/location.py
+++ b/google/cloud/pubsublite/types/location.py
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ def parse(to_parse: str):
             raise InvalidArgument("Invalid region name: " + to_parse)
         return CloudRegion(name=splits[0] + "-" + splits[1])
 
+    @property
+    def region(self):
+        return self
+
 
 class CloudZone(NamedTuple):
     region: CloudRegion
diff --git a/google/cloud/pubsublite/types/paths.py b/google/cloud/pubsublite/types/paths.py
index eaa52fdf..9adf5ccc 100644
--- a/google/cloud/pubsublite/types/paths.py
+++ b/google/cloud/pubsublite/types/paths.py
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@
 from google.cloud.pubsublite.types.location import CloudZone, CloudRegion
 
 
+def _parse_location(to_parse: str) -> Union[CloudRegion, CloudZone]:
+    try:
+        return CloudZone.parse(to_parse)
+    except InvalidArgument:
+        pass
+    try:
+        return CloudRegion.parse(to_parse)
+    except InvalidArgument:
+        pass
+    raise InvalidArgument("Invalid location name: " + to_parse)
+
+
 class LocationPath(NamedTuple):
     project: Union[int, str]
     location: Union[CloudRegion, CloudZone]
@@ -26,10 +38,20 @@ class LocationPath(NamedTuple):
     def __str__(self):
         return f"projects/{self.project}/locations/{self.location}"
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse(to_parse: str) -> "LocationPath":
+        splits = to_parse.split("/")
+        if len(splits) != 6 or splits[0] != "projects" or splits[2] != "locations":
+            raise InvalidArgument(
+                "Location path must be formatted like projects/{project_number}/locations/{location} but was instead "
+                + to_parse
+            )
+        return LocationPath(splits[1], _parse_location(splits[3]))
+
 
 class TopicPath(NamedTuple):
     project: Union[int, str]
-    location: CloudZone
+    location: Union[CloudRegion, CloudZone]
     name: str
 
     def __str__(self):
@@ -51,12 +73,12 @@ def parse(to_parse: str) -> "TopicPath":
                 "Topic path must be formatted like projects/{project_number}/locations/{location}/topics/{name} but was instead "
                 + to_parse
             )
-        return TopicPath(splits[1], CloudZone.parse(splits[3]), splits[5])
+        return TopicPath(splits[1], _parse_location(splits[3]), splits[5])
 
 
 class SubscriptionPath(NamedTuple):
     project: Union[int, str]
-    location: CloudZone
+    location: Union[CloudRegion, CloudZone]
     name: str
 
     def __str__(self):
@@ -78,7 +100,7 @@ def parse(to_parse: str) -> "SubscriptionPath":
                 "Subscription path must be formatted like projects/{project_number}/locations/{location}/subscriptions/{name} but was instead "
                 + to_parse
             )
-        return SubscriptionPath(splits[1], CloudZone.parse(splits[3]), splits[5])
+        return SubscriptionPath(splits[1], _parse_location(splits[3]), splits[5])
 
 
 class ReservationPath(NamedTuple):