diff --git a/.changelog/1253.txt b/.changelog/1253.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e4e6a057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/1253.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+Added resources that are required for full functionality to the example code for `hcp_aws_transit_gateway_attachment`:  , `aws_subnet`, `aws_ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment, and `aws_ `aws_route` pointing back to the HVN attachment.
+```
diff --git a/contributing/README.md b/contributing/README.md
index 9469b7afb..70b4530de 100644
--- a/contributing/README.md
+++ b/contributing/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ Then commit the changes to `go.mod` and `go.sum`.
 
 ## Generating Docs
 
-To generate or update documentation, run `go generate`.
+Documentation is generated from `*.md.tmpl` files in the `templates/` directory, and code samples are sourced from the `examples/` directory.
+
+To generate or update documentation after modifying the files in the above locations, run `go generate`.
 ```shell script
 $ go generate
 ```
diff --git a/docs/resources/aws_transit_gateway_attachment.md b/docs/resources/aws_transit_gateway_attachment.md
index 940461bf2..98e2f936a 100644
--- a/docs/resources/aws_transit_gateway_attachment.md
+++ b/docs/resources/aws_transit_gateway_attachment.md
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ resource "hcp_hvn" "main" {
 
 resource "aws_vpc" "example" {
   cidr_block = "172.31.0.0/16"
+  tags = {
+    Name = "example-vpc"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_subnet" "example" {
+  vpc_id     = aws_vpc.example.id
+  cidr_block = "172.31.1.0/24"
 }
 
 resource "aws_ec2_transit_gateway" "example" {
@@ -35,6 +43,12 @@ resource "aws_ec2_transit_gateway" "example" {
   }
 }
 
+resource "aws_ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment" "example" {
+  subnet_ids         = [aws_subnet.example.id]
+  transit_gateway_id = aws_ec2_transit_gateway.example.id
+  vpc_id             = aws_vpc.example.id
+}
+
 resource "aws_ram_resource_share" "example" {
   name                      = "example-resource-share"
   allow_external_principals = true
@@ -72,6 +86,15 @@ resource "hcp_hvn_route" "route" {
 resource "aws_ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment_accepter" "example" {
   transit_gateway_attachment_id = hcp_aws_transit_gateway_attachment.example.provider_transit_gateway_attachment_id
 }
+
+resource "aws_route" "example" {
+  route_table_id         = aws_vpc.example.main_route_table_id
+  destination_cidr_block = hcp_hvn.main.cidr_block
+  transit_gateway_id     = aws_ec2_transit_gateway.example.id
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment.example
+  ]
+}
 ```
 
 <!-- schema generated by tfplugindocs -->
diff --git a/examples/resources/hcp_aws_transit_gateway_attachment/resource.tf b/examples/resources/hcp_aws_transit_gateway_attachment/resource.tf
index 64e152846..8befb2a40 100644
--- a/examples/resources/hcp_aws_transit_gateway_attachment/resource.tf
+++ b/examples/resources/hcp_aws_transit_gateway_attachment/resource.tf
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ resource "hcp_hvn" "main" {
 
 resource "aws_vpc" "example" {
   cidr_block = "172.31.0.0/16"
+  tags = {
+    Name = "example-vpc"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_subnet" "example" {
+  vpc_id     = aws_vpc.example.id
+  cidr_block = "172.31.1.0/24"
 }
 
 resource "aws_ec2_transit_gateway" "example" {
@@ -19,6 +27,12 @@ resource "aws_ec2_transit_gateway" "example" {
   }
 }
 
+resource "aws_ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment" "example" {
+  subnet_ids         = [aws_subnet.example.id]
+  transit_gateway_id = aws_ec2_transit_gateway.example.id
+  vpc_id             = aws_vpc.example.id
+}
+
 resource "aws_ram_resource_share" "example" {
   name                      = "example-resource-share"
   allow_external_principals = true
@@ -56,3 +70,12 @@ resource "hcp_hvn_route" "route" {
 resource "aws_ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment_accepter" "example" {
   transit_gateway_attachment_id = hcp_aws_transit_gateway_attachment.example.provider_transit_gateway_attachment_id
 }
+
+resource "aws_route" "example" {
+  route_table_id         = aws_vpc.example.main_route_table_id
+  destination_cidr_block = hcp_hvn.main.cidr_block
+  transit_gateway_id     = aws_ec2_transit_gateway.example.id
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_ec2_transit_gateway_vpc_attachment.example
+  ]
+}