I do a lot of day trips from my cabin and almost every where I go I see small country churches, farms and deserted buildings. Most roads follow the parallel valleys going sw to ne, so the new corridor h is helpful because it goes crosswise to most of the other roads. Smoke hole would be a good central location to see many things. check the web for info on the Monongahela forest service sights. Seneca rocks has a nice visitors center and one of the few restaurants (food is ok, not great) is across the road.
The lost river craft co-op has nice arts and crafts items and a small museum and the lost river grill is a place to eat not too far from lost river state park. All the state parks have cabins or lodges. The rooms tend to be nice; some have wonderful views. the food is not very good (new river lodge has some of the worst food I've ever eaten, or not been able to eat in some cases. Never knew fried chicken or meatloaf could be so hard to eat--dried out and tough). Black water lodge's food is some what better. Pipe steam had decent food at the restaurant down by the river. We stayed in a cabin and cooked, so only had hamburgers once at the fast food place in the upper lodge. Pipe steam was really great for multi generations. Lots of variety of interesting-but-not-too-strenuous activities. May have less going on after school starts in the fall. Check https://wvstateparks.com/parks/ for more info on state parks. I hope you enjoy your trip

The lost river, lost city area is a great place. The George Washington National Forest is there and offers lots of opportunities. Lots of birds and animals in late afternoons. Large farms, barns, and just plain Americana. People are very friendly and helpful. Drive from Moorefield to Wardensville is beautiful. Take a few "back" road tours and there's a surprise around every corner. You will have more photo opportunities than you will time. Have fun. By the way, I'm not a resident of WV. My son has a cabin on top of a mountain in Lost River.