The Nat Forest interactive map is a good place to start, if you’re not already familiar with it.
Explore your National Forests and Grasslands with the new and improved Visitor Map 2.0
www.fs.fed.us
There’s also the MABDR. Some of the route is paved back roads, some more technical…
MABDR is a scenic ride for dual-sport and adventure motorcycles that uses dirt, gravel and paved roads to wind through remote parts of the Eastern US.
ridebdr.com
Seneca Rocks, WV is the region’s rock climbing meca. There’s dispersed camping available not too far away from there. Not going to give you specific locations because discovery is half the fun.
That’s a small sampling. This region is probably more populated overall than what you’re used to.
One small warning, as I see your coming from Sacramento; we have something called poison ivy here on the east coast. A friend of mine retired from the SacMetro fd and relocated to SC a couple of years ago. He learned the hard way about poison ivy.